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Reports of explosions at air defense base’s munitions depot near Syrian city of Hama
[IsraelTimes] A short while ago, explosions were reported at a munitions depot at an air defense base near the Syrian city of Hama.

The reports are not confirmed by official Syrian media or authorities.

The cause of the blast is not immediately clear.
Inshallah?




Reports of an unusual explosion in Syria: 'An Israeli drone attacked'
[Ynet] After two rockets were launched into the Golan Heights Tuesday, and after Israel attacked in response in its northeastern neighbor's territory, Syria is now reporting an explosion at a missile depot in the Hama area - and 4 deaths. Qatari report: 'Israel attacked with a drone'

Syrian media reported a significant explosion on Thursday at a former military site near the village of al-Rabiya in rural Hama, where a missile storage facility was reportedly located. According to Syrian radio station Sham FM, “the cause of the explosion remains unknown, and no information has yet been received regarding the extent of the damage.”

Qatari outlet Al-Araby and the Iraq-based Sabrin News agency, affiliated with pro-Iranian militias, claimed the blast was the result of an Israeli drone strike. Other reports indicated that four people were killed in the incident.

Additional unconfirmed reports in Syrian media claimed that Israel also targeted a Syrian air defense battalion west of Hama airport, near the villages of Matnin and al-Rabiya. According to those accounts, two individuals were killed and three others wounded. Another report alleged that the IDF carried out artillery fire toward Daraa in southern Syria. However, the IDF said it was “not currently aware of any fire toward Syria.”

The Syrian news outlet SyriaTV confirmed the death toll in Hama as four, but noted conflicting reports regarding the cause of the explosion. Saudi-owned Al-Hadath claimed that drone activity was heard in the area shortly before the missile depot detonated.
Or it could have been poor missile storage techniques, which coupled with the heat or a poorly timed cigarette, spontaneously went off. A much smaller version of the Port of Beirut explosion — it’s a serious risk everywhere but Israel in that part of the world, I understand…

Posted by: trailing wife 2025-06-06
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