TODAY’S MESOP’S SYRIA INSIGHT / THE ISRAELI ATTACK

Israeli aircraft struck a military basenear Syria’s port city of Latakia overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, according to U.S. officials. There have be no official statements from Syria or Israel, however an explosion was reported at a missile storage site in the area. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rightssaid, “Several explosions were heard in an air defense base in the Snubar Jableh area.” According to a U.S. official,  Israel targeted  Russian-made missiles that were to be transferred to Hezbollah. While Israel does not comment on military operations, it has been accused of several strikes on Syrian territory this year.