Loud explosion heard in central Israel, followed by airstrikes in Syria
The Israel Defense Forces said a missile was fired towards Israel's Negev desert from Syria, prompting an Israeli military response.
A loud explosion caused by a missile strike was heard in Israel early Thursday morning, followed by reports of Israeli airstrikes in Syria.
People in Jerusalem reported hearing a loud explosion on social media at around 2:00 am local time. Israeli media outlets said rocket sirens went off near Dimona in central Israel, where Israel’s nuclear reactor is. A missile landed near the nuclear site, which is located in the Negev desert, The Associated Press reported.
A video from the Hamas-affiliated Shehab Agency showed an explosion and a large flash of light in the sky.
Following the reports of the explosion, the Syrian government said that four soldiers were injured by Israeli airstrikes that hit outside of the capital Damascus and that they also caused material damage. The Syrian state media outlet SANA reported that the Israeli strikes hit at 1:38 am, which is close to the time of the initial reports of the explosion heard in Israel. Damascus and Jerusalem are currently in the same time zone.
