The Iran-backed Houthis have stepped up their missile attacks, in recent weeks. The group says the attacks are part of their campaign aimed at pressuring Israel and the West over the war in Gaza.
"Our problem is not with Israel. We don't want to meddle in anything that will threaten Israel's security," Damascus Governor Maher Marwan tells NPR. Syria and Israel have never had diplomatic ties.
A rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of TelAviv overnight, leaving 16 people ... had killed a local staffer of the Iranian embassy in Syria, the official IRNA news agency said.
TELAVIV, Israel — A rocket fired from Yemen hit ... unknown gunmen had killed a local staffer of the Iranian Embassy in Syria in Damascus, the official IRNA news agency said.