Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says military scientific research centre housing pro-Iranian weapons experts was hit; strikes also killed people in Hama province
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More on the deadly overnight Israeli airstrikes on central Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based war monitor, has said that at least four of the people killed were civilians.
Syrian state media says the total number of people killed in the strikes is 14, with more than 40 injured. The strikes damaged a highway in Hama province, sparking fires. Local media also reported strikes around the coastal city of Tartus, along with the city of Homs.