Israel
2 July 2023

Syrian state media reported Israeli missile strikes against “some sites in the vicinity of Homs”, noting: “air defences repelled the aggression which only caused a material damage”. The Israeli military indicated that “an anti-aircraft rocket was launched from Syria toward Israel…the rocket appears to have exploded in the air over Israeli territory”. It subsequently stated that “in response… IDF fighter jets struck an anti-aircraft battery in Syria. In addition, the fighter jets struck additional targets in the area”.

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