The death toll as a result of Israeli air strikes on the Scientific Research Center and warehouses in the defense laboratories area near Al-Safira in the eastern countryside of Aleppo rose to 5, and 12 were injured.

In Saraqeb, after midnight on Friday and Saturday, Israeli warplanes carried out two raids on two military headquarters of the Syrian army, which Hezbollah members frequent.

This brings the death toll from the Israeli strikes on Saraqib and Al-Safira to 5 dead (4 in Al-Safira, and one in Saraqeb), and the number of wounded reached 12 members (6 in Al-Safira and 6 in Saraqib).

Earlier, the official Syrian news agency reported that an Israeli bombing targeted the vicinity of the city of Al-Safira in the Aleppo countryside.

The agency indicated preliminary information about an Israeli aggression on the vicinity of the city.

In turn, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the raids, and said that Israeli strikes targeted military industries and scientific research laboratories belonging to the Syrian army in the city of Al-Safira.

He also continued that these headquarters contain members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and groups loyal to Tehran.

These strikes come as part of the campaign that Israel has been waging for years against Iranian sites in Syria, the intensity of which has increased greatly with the escalation in Lebanon since last September.

In addition, groups loyal to Iran have military sites and headquarters in Syria where thousands of their members are present. In addition, it has civil and service institutions in some areas, as is the case in the countryside of Deir ez-Zor.

Hundreds of air strikes

It is noteworthy that since the beginning of the conflict in Syria in 2011, Israel has launched hundreds of air strikes in this country, targeting regime forces positions and Iranian and Hezbollah targets.

But the frequency of these Israeli raids has increased in recent weeks with the intensification of the Israeli war on Lebanon, targeting areas affiliated with Hezbollah.

Israel has also recently intensified its targeting of points near the border crossings linking Syria and Lebanon, through which tens of thousands have crossed over the past week to escape the heavy Israeli raids on Lebanon.

Tel Aviv rarely confirms carrying out strikes in Syria, but it constantly stresses that it will confront Iran's attempts to establish its military presence in Syria