Israeli missiles have killed at least 14 people in central Syria, state media outlets have reported.
The attack on Sunday night sparked a fire and caused material damage near the city of Masyaf, in the Hama province. The update, which also reported 43 injured, raises the toll of five dead and 19 wounded reported earlier.
“Our air defence systems confronted the aggression’s missiles and shot down some of them,” the source added, without providing further details.
The Israeli military commonly does not comment on its operations in Syria.
Two regional intelligence sources said a major military research centre for chemical arms production located near Masyaf had been hit several times, Reuters reported. A team of Iranian military experts involved in weapons production was believed to be working at the site, the news agency added.
A local health official quoted by SANA said 43 people had been injured, including several critically, in the strikes.
The director of the public hospital in Masyaf said the casualties were civilians.
