Arab media reported late Thursday night that a military air base in western Syria had been bombed, sparking large explosions in the area. No casualties were reported.
Syrian state television blamed Israel for the strike. The Israeli military did not respond and the report has not been corroborated by any Israeli source.
The strike reportedly targeted Hezbollah munitions depots in the Dabaa air base, more commonly known as the al-Qusayr air base, south of the city of Homs. The area is a known stronghold for Hezbollah and other Iranian-backed militias.
Syrian state media said the air base was subject to "missile aggression." It claimed that Syrian air defenses intercepted the strike.
Rami Abd el-Rahman, director of the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, told French news agency AFP, "Six missiles were fired at the Dabaa military airport and surrounding area in the western sector of Homs province, targeting Lebanese Hezbollah weapons warehouses. The missiles would have been fired by Israel."
A military source told the Syrian Arab News Agency that the incoming missile fire was intercepted.
"One of our military airports in the central region was targeted by a missile attack. Our air defenses responded to the aggression and prevented it from achieving its objective," the source told SANA.
The state news outlet often makes such claims, including in cases in which it later acknowledges that the strikes did hit their target.
There were conflicting accounts about the number of missiles fired at al-Qusayr, with Syrian and Lebanese news outlets reporting between two and eight.
While the military source did not name the aggressor, some Syrian and Lebanese outlets pointed the finger at Israel, which in the past has struck Hezbollah weapon depots and convoys.
Earlier on Thursday night, Lebanese media reported a "heavy presence" of Israeli fighter jets over Beirut.
On Wednesday, a senior Israeli Air Force officer said that Israel will destroy all defense systems that target its fighter jets.
