Syria gave no details of the casualties, but said a civilian plastic factory was hit in the pre-dawn attack in Latakia.
Syrian air defenses intercepted an Israeli attack on several areas in northwestern Syria, including the port city of Latakia along the Mediterranean coast, state media reported.
The Israeli attack at dawn on Wednesday also struck the town of Hifa, east of Latakia, and Masyaf in Hama province.
Earlier state media had reported explosions near Latakia, which were heard by residents of the city and its outskirts.
The Israeli military did not immediately comment. The Israelis rarely recognize individual raids and attacks.
Syria gave no details of the victims, but said a civilian plastic factory was hit in the city of Latakia.
Israel has escalated in recent months a so-called “shadow war” against Iranian-related targets inside Syria, according to Western intelligence sources, who say the raids are primarily aimed at military centers. research for the development of weapons and military convoys carrying missiles from Lebanon to Syria. .
According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), Israeli attacks in Syria have already killed dozens of government and allied fighters in recent months.
An attack by Israeli forces on several areas of Syria in January left 10 Syrian soldiers and at least 47 Allied fighters dead.
Iran’s proxy militias led by Lebanese Hezbollah now dominate large areas of eastern, southern and northwestern Syria, as well as several suburbs around Damascus.
They also control the Lebanese-Syrian border areas.
Israel has said its goal is to end Tehran’s military presence in Syria, which Western intelligence sources say has grown in recent years.
