Israeli strike kills 4 in Syria near Lebanon border

Four people were killed in an Israeli strike that hit a car in Syria near the border with Lebanon, Syrian media and an official with a Lebanese group said.

The Lebanese official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly, said the strike killed one member of the Lebanese Hezbollah and three members of the allied Palestinian Islamic Jihad group.

There was no immediate comment from Israeli or Syrian officials on the strike.

The Islamic Jihad has sent a stream of fighters from Syria to join Hezbollah militants in Lebanon who have been clashing with Israeli forces along the border since Oct. 8, a day after the Hamas-led incursion into southern Israel sparked the ongoing war in Gaza.

Israel also frequently targets Iran-backed militants in Syria, although it rarely acknowledges the strikes.