Israeli planes have reportedly carried out airstrikes against Hezbollah forces in the Qalamoun mountains, near the border with Lebanon, according to reports in Syrian and Lebanese media.
Eight Hezbollah fighters and five Syrian regime soldiers were killed in a series of several airstrikes, according to an Syrian report quoted by Lebanese news outlet NOW.
“After several hours of reconnaissance flights above the area, Israeli planes suddenly launched two raids on a joint Assad forces and Hezbollah position in the Ras al-Maara mountains,” NOW quotes a Syrian correspondent saying.
“This was immediately followed by a third raid that targeted a position in the Qara mountains.”
“The Israeli planes resumed their attack with a fourth air raid after several minutes, targeting a Hezbollah position in western Qalamoun’s Flita Mountains,” the correspondent says.
The attacks reportedly took place Monday night.
There is no official word from Israeli sources or the IDF on the strikes.
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