Syria's military said Israeli warplanes fired missiles on the port of the coastal city of Latakia early Tuesday without inflicting any human losses.
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Syrian state TV reported that five explosions were heard in the port and a huge fire erupted in the containers' area. The governor of the Latakia province, Amer Ismail Hilal, said that firefighting teams were able to control the blaze.
It was a rare attack on the port of Latakia, a vital facility where much of Syria's imports are brought into the war-torn country.
Israel continues its campaign against Iran and #Hezbollah as it reportedly targeted the port of Latakia with airstrikes this evening. #Syria pic.twitter.com/VZosq0b3xQ
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According to Israel's Kan 11 News, weapons earmarked for Hezbollah were being stored in the containers.
On Tuesday afternoon, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said, "We are pushing back the evil forces of the region day and night; we won't stop for one second."
He added: "We do this almost on a daily basis. We will continue to act against destructive forces. We will persist, we will never grow weary."
Israel has staged hundreds of strikes on targets inside government-controlled Syria over the years but rarely acknowledges or discusses such operations. Some of the strikes in the past had targeted the main airport in the capital Damascus.
Israel has acknowledged, however, that it targets the bases of Iran-allied militias, such as Lebanon's Hezbollah terrorist group that has fighters deployed in Syria. It says it attacks arms shipments believed to be bound for the militias.
Hezbollah is fighting on the side of Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces in the decade-old civil war.
Israel says Iran's presence on its northern frontier is a red line, justifying its strikes on facilities and weapons inside Syria.
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