Israel struck in the vicinity of Syria’s central city of Homs, the coastal city of Latakia and the historic city of Palmyra, Syrian state-affiliated media said on Monday night.
There was no immediate comment from Israel.
Syria’s Foreign Ministry condemned the alleged Israeli airstrikes as “a blatant infringement” of its sovereignty and regional stability, saying in a statement on Tuesday they were part of an ongoing series of “escalations” pursued by Israel against Syrian territory.
Syrian media did not elaborate on the scale or the impact of the reported strikes.
Britain-based war monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), which relies on a network of sources on the ground, reported that “the Israeli strike near Homs targeted a military unit south of the city.”
Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syria since the overthrow of president Bashar al-Assad in December, despite initiating an unprecedented dialogue with the new authorities.
In late August, the Israeli army launched an aerial and ground operation south of Damascus, according to a Syrian state media outlet.
Israel has not confirmed the attack, but Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that forces operate “day and night” wherever necessary for the country’s security.
SANA reported earlier this month that Israeli soldiers detained seven people in the southern province of Quneitra, whom the Israeli army told AFP at the time were “suspected of terrorist activity.”
After the Assad regime fell, Israel launched an aerial campaign against Syrian military targets to prevent weapons from falling into the hands of extremist groups, and seized parts of Mount Hermon in Syrian territory that was a buffer zone between the countries following the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
Syria and Israel have been officially at war since 1948, but are engaged in “advanced” US-mediated talks on easing tensions in southern Syria, with Damascus seeking a security deal that could open the door to wider political negotiations.
According to Hebrew media reports last month, Damascus and Jerusalem are closing in on understandings, and the deal under discussion would be based on the disengagement lines that the two sides agreed to in 1974 after the Yom Kippur War.
On Sunday, the Kan public broadcaster reported that Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer was set to meet Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani this week, as the two sides continue talks on de-escalating the conflict in southern Syria.
The report offered no further details.
In July, Israeli and Syrian officials met in Paris together with US special envoy Tom Barrack, the latter announced at the time, in what appeared to be the first time such a sit-down between officials from Jerusalem and members of the new government in Damascus was publicly confirmed.