Israel says a Syrian missile struck near its top-secret nuclear reactor, so it attacked Syria back

Israel and Syria exchanged missile attacks early Thursday, with Israel’s military saying that a Syrian surface-to-missile exploded near its top-secret nuclear reactor.

The Israeli military said a missile landed in the country’s southern Negev region, and that sirens went off in a village near Dimona, where the nuclear reactor is located.

An Israeli military spokesman said the missile landed around 30 kilometers from the missile, Reuters reported.

Israel said that it attacked missile batteries in Syria in response, including the one that launched the missile that struck near Dimona, Reuters reported.

Reuters reported that there were no reports of any injuries or damage.

Thursday’s missile attacks mark the most serious military escalation between Israel and Syria in years, the Associated Press reported.

The Jerusalem Post reported that missile parts were found in a swimming pool in Ashalim in Negev.