Syria accused Israel on Saturday of launching an “air attack” from the Mediterranean west of Lebanon’s second city Tripoli, with several missiles targeting an area south of Tartus. The Israeli military declined to comment on the strikes, which would be the first since Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid took office as head of Israel’s interim government ahead of November 1 elections. “We strongly condemn such irresponsible actions that violate Syria’s sovereignty and the basic rules of international law and demand their unconditional cessation,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in comments on the July 2 strikes. The Syrian Defense Ministry said the strikes injured two civilians and caused property damage. (Reporting by Reuters Editing by Barbara Lewis)
