DAMASCUS: Israeli air strikes hit the Syrian port of Latakia early Tuesday, according to Syrian state media, in a rare attack targeting key facilities.
“Around 1:23 am today (2323 GMT Monday), the Israeli enemy carried out an air aggression with several missiles,” SANA news agency quoted a military source as saying.
“Our air defences repelled the Israeli aggression in Latakia.”
The attack targeted the port s container yard, causing a number of containers to catch fire but without causing casualties, it said.
