Damascus, Syria’s Air Defense reportedly shot down 5 of 8 missiles Israel launched against an airfield in Homs province, bordering Lebanon, known as T-4 airbase; however, the attack caused several dead and wounded. Two Israeli F-15 fighters targeted Syria’s T-4 airbase in Homs, the Russian field command in Syria confirmed, adding the jets fired eight guided missiles, but five of them were shot down before they hit the airfield. Syrian media reported the attack saying several people on the ground were either killed or injured. The Russian military added ‘two Israeli Air Force F-15 jets fired eight guided missiles at the T-4 airfield.’ The Israeli aircraft did not enter Syrian airspace and launched the strikes while flying over Lebanon. Lebanese Armed Forces have also confirmed that Israeli fighter jets and a reconnaissance plane violated the country’s borders and remained in Lebanon’s airspace for about ten minutes. Israel’s aircraft were flying over Lebanon’s northern areas as well as over the sea, it said.

by Naharnet — Israel has resumed the construction of a controversial cement separation wall between Lebanon’s southern border and occupied Palestine amid tight Lebanese and Israeli security measures, the National News Agency reported Monday. The construction was taking place on “non-conflict” border zones near Kfarkila-Oudaish highway in Marjayoun. On Sunday, Israel had placed 24 cement blocks, each 6m long and 1.2m wide. It stopped building works in the afternoon before resuming it Monday. New threats emerged between Lebanon and Israel over several issues, including the wall the Jewish state is building along the border that Beirut says may jut into Lebanese territories, as well as plans for oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean.