8 injured in Israeli airstrike on Syria-Lebanon border crossing
The Matrabah crossing, linking the al-Qusayr region in the central Syrian province of Homs to Lebanon, has recently been used by displaced Lebanese seeking refuge in Syria.
Damascus: An Israeli airstrike targeted a bridge near the Matrabah crossing on the Syria-Lebanon border, injuring eight people and an unknown collection of civilians, media reported. Four of the injured were border-keep an eye on policemen, while the opposite four were customs officers, the report said on Thursday, adding that the airstrike also damaged the bridge.
It be some distance the primary Israeli raid on the Syrian border region since Israel escalated its militia operations in Lebanon on Monday, Xinhua news agency reported. The Matrabah crossing, linking the al-Qusayr region right through the central Syrian province of Homs to Lebanon, has recently been used by displaced Lebanese seeking refuge in Syria.
Lebanese militia sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Xinhua that “Israeli warplanes fired eight air-to-ground missiles at four border crossings right through the Bekaa region, destroying a bridge and a couple of ferries linking the Lebanese side to the Syrian side,” without specifying the casualties.
The targeted crossings are mainly used by Lebanese and Syrian residents right through the overlapping border villages, the sources said. This marks the primary Israeli raid on the Syrian border region since Israel escalated its militia operations in Lebanon on Monday.
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