This photo released Tuesday, July 17, 2018, by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows a general view of Tell al-Haara, from the highest hill in the southwestern Daraa province, Syria. (PHOTO / SANA VIA AP)

DAMASCUS - Israel launched a missile attack overnight Sunday targeting several areas in Syria's southern province of Daraa in response to the alleged firing of rockets from Syria, according to a war monitor.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Israeli missile strikes on the countryside of Daraa, where the rocket attack on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights reportedly originated from.

The Syrian army confirmed that military positions in Daraa were hit by Israeli airstrikes overnight

There were also reports of explosions at a US base in the Shaddadi area in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province on Sunday.

In a statement on Monday, the Syrian army confirmed that military positions in Daraa were hit by Israeli airstrikes overnight.

The army said the attacks, launched from the direction of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, caused damage to the targeted sites.

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These incidents came in the wake of ongoing Israeli military operations against Hamas in Gaza. The observatory indicated that since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct 7, a total of 14 attacks have reportedly taken place at US bases in Syria.