Syrian Strike, Jordanian Attack Engage Israel on Yet More Fronts

Still tied up in the war’s hotter zones, the Israeli army engaged on two additional fronts over the weekend, with a strike against sites in Syria and defensive measures in response to a deadly terrorist incident on the Jordanian border. Israel conducted missile strikes against several sites in Syria late on Sept. 8, Syrian state media said the following day. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based war-monitoring group, said the targets included a scientific research center in Maysaf, Syria, and other sites “where Iranian militias and experts are stationed to develop weapons in Syria.” Syrian media also reported an attack against a highway in Hama province and strikes around the coastal city of Tartus....