2 killed in Israeli drone strike in southern Syria

ISTANBUL

Two people were killed in an Israeli drone strike on Thursday in southern Syria, according to the state news agency SANA.

An Israeli missile hit a car in the town of Khan Arnabeh on Damascus-Quneitra highway, leaving two people dead, SANA said.

Artillery shelling also targeted al-Rafid town, southwestern countryside of Quneitra province, injuring one person, the broadcaster said.

The attacks came a few days after at least 14 people were killed and 43 others injured in Israeli airstrikes on Sunday targeting several sites in the Masyaf area in Hama countryside in west-central Syria.

Israel has been conducting airstrikes in Syria since 2011 against regime forces, Iranian troops and Hezbollah targets.

*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala