Four injured in Israeli attack on Syrian border crossing: Monitor

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A suspected Israeli airstrike on Friday targeted the Syria-Lebanon border, injuring four, reported a war monitor. 

The bombardment took place in Syria’s Homs province, targeting the Matraba border crossing on the Lebanese border. Four members of the Syrian regime’s intelligence were injured in the attack, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). 

“The crossing was put out of service after suffering major material damages,” added the UK-based war monitor which relies on a network of sources within Syria. 

Tel Aviv has yet to comment on the airstrike. 

The same border crossing was allegedly hit by Israeli air forces the previous day. 

“During the regular work at the crossing, the Israeli enemy suddenly targeted arrivals from Lebanese territory on the crossing bridge between Syria and Lebanon, injuring eight personnel at the crossing”, Ayad Alloush, director of Matraba crossing, said in a statement, reported by state media. 

He added that the border crossing facilities sustained material damage too. 

Israel has conducted hundreds of strikes on Syrian regime-controlled areas in its nearly 13-year civil war, often targeting pro-Iran militias that support the Syrian army, such as Hezbollah. 

While Israel rarely comments on strikes attributed to it in Syria, Tel Aviv has repeatedly warned that it would not tolerate Iran gaining a foothold there.

The strikes have increased since October 7, when Palestinian Hamas militants launched an unprecedented, large-scale attack on Israeli territory that has prompted significant retaliation.