Syria accused Israel on Monday night of carrying out air strikes in central and western parts of the country, with state news agency SANA saying attacks were reported near Homs and Palmyra and on the coastal city of Latakia.
Syria's Foreign Ministry condemned the strikes as "a blatant infringement" of its sovereignty and regional stability, SANA reported. There was no immediate comment from Israeli authorities.
Britain-based war monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said the Israeli strike near Homs targeted a military unit south of the city. SANA gave no immediate casualty figures and the SOHR did not report casualties in its initial account.
Israel has not publicly confirmed the Monday-night strikes. Earlier this year, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said "forces are operating in all combat zones day and night for the security of Israel," language Israel has used in recent years to describe operations aimed at preventing the transfer of advanced weaponry to groups it deems hostile.
The incidents come amid a broader pattern of Israeli strikes inside Syria. According to the SOHR, Israel has conducted 97 attacks this year, including 86 air strikes and 11 land operations. Israel intensified such operations after the fall of ex-President Bashar al-Assad in December, which led to the establishment of an Islamist-led government by former rebels, and said at the time it was acting to stop weapons falling "into the hands of extremists."
SANA also reported that earlier this month Israeli forces detained seven people in the southern province of Quneitra; the Israeli army said those detained were "suspected of terrorist activity." In July, Israel bombed Syrian government forces around Suweida in the country's south as the army moved into the predominantly Druze city following deadly sectarian clashes.
The strikes add to longstanding regional tensions between Israel and Syria, where multiple foreign and local actors maintain military presences and competing security priorities. Israel has repeatedly said it will act to prevent the flow of weapons to militant groups operating near its borders, while Damascus has consistently denounced such strikes as violations of its sovereignty.
Independent verification of damage and casualties from the Monday-night strikes was not immediately available. Humanitarian and monitoring groups frequently face access constraints in strike-affected areas, complicating outside confirmation of official and opposition accounts.
Diplomatic spokespeople from regional and Western capitals did not immediately issue statements about the reported strikes. The developments are likely to be monitored closely by international observers given the potential for escalation along an already volatile front line.