Israel will attack any attempt to bring weapons to Hezbollah from Syria, Israel's military spokesperson said on Thursday. "We are identifying rockets and other weapons that Hezbollah is launching at Israeli territory that were manufactured in Syria,

An Israeli attack targeted the area of Qusayr in the southern countryside of Homs province in central Syria, Syria's state media said on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Syria, a war-torn country that has been embroiled in a civil conflict for over a decade, is now becoming a major focal point for Israeli military action. While much of the attention in the region has been on Gaza and Lebanon,

Syria is likely also to continue to be a hunting ground for Israeli air power working its way down the long list of Hezbollah and Iranian targets in the country.