Syrian state television reported Israeli strikes on several bridges in the Qusayr region near the Lebanese border on Monday, with the defense ministry reporting two people were killed and five were injured in the attacks.
Israel's military has intensified its strikes on targets in Syria since its conflict with Iran-backed Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon escalated into full-scale war in late September after almost a year of cross-border hostilities.
"An Israeli aggression targeted the bridges of Al-Jubaniyeh, Al-Daf, Arjoun, and the Al-Nizariyeh Gate in the Qusayr area," state television said, with official news agency SANA reporting damage in the attacks.
The defense ministry said "the Israeli enemy launched an air aggression from the direction of Lebanese territory, targeting crossing points that it had previously hit" between the two countries.
The attacks "injured two civilians and caused material losses", it added.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said the "Israeli strikes targeted" an official land border crossing in the Qusayr area and six bridges on the Orontes River near the border with Lebanon.
Since September, Israel has bombed land crossings between Lebanon and Syria, putting them out of service. It accuses Hezbollah of using the key routes for people fleeing the war in Lebanon to transfer weapons from Syria.
Israel rarely comments on individual strikes in Syria, but has repeatedly said it will not allow Iran to expand its presence in the country.
With AFP
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