Explosions rock military base in Syria's Homs

Explosions took place in a Syrian military base east of the central city of Homs on Friday, wounding five civilians who were passing near the base, the state TV reported.

Citing Talal Barazi, the governor of Homs, the TV said the explosions were caused by an "unknown attack" on the base. It said smoke rose over the base and shells fell on its surroundings.

Barazi said the attack is not the first to hit the base as it was attacked before.

Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said the explosions that were heard in Homs were caused by a fresh Israeli missile strike that targeted a weapon depot of the Lebanese Hezbollah group east of Homs.

The Britain-based watchdog group said the weapon depot is located on the Homs-Palmyra road. It added that the targeting triggered several explosions that caused shrapnel to fall on the surrounding of the base.

Ahead of the Israeli targeting, the Syrian air defense attempted to intercept the missiles, according to the observatory.

The attack comes hours after Israel fired missiles overnight on military sites in the southern province of Quneitra, causing damage.

Israel has repeatedly targeted military sites in Syria on the pretext that it's targeting Iranian-backed militias.