World | Israel Israel Bombs Site in Syria It's the second time this year By John Johnson Posted May 4, 2013 6:09 AM CDT Copied This citizen journalism image provided by the Syrian Revolution Against Bashar Assad shows Syrian rebels, right, standing next a damaged warplane, at Abu Dhour military airbase in Idlib, Syria. (AP Photo/The Syrian Revolution Against Bashar Assad) Two ominous developments in Syria overnight: Israel airstrike: Israel bombed a site within Syria for the second time this year, reports Reuters. Official details are scarce, but the Israeli strike reportedly hit a warehouse that contained high-tech missiles, though not chemical weapons. Israeli officials feared that Bashar al-Assad was sending them to Hezbollah in Lebanon, reports AP. Residents fleeing: The BBC reports that hundreds of Syrians have fled coastal areas amid unconfirmed accounts of at least two massacres by pro-government militia members. A BBC correspondent says videos, which haven't been verified, show corpses including women and children in the villages of al-Bayda and Baniya. Opposition groups allege that a campaign of "sectarian cleansing" is underway to set up a safe haven for members of the minority Alawite sect, of which Assad is a member. Read These Next The Air Force has changed its tune on Ashli Babbitt. Open that wallet big time for a trip to Disney, if you can afford it. Minneapolis shooter had a plan—and grievances. A 'tense' clash with RFK Jr. led to CDC chief's trouble. Report an error