STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Syrian state-run TV says Israel struck a government defense research center Sunday
- The Israeli military declines to comment on the report
- Israel says it's not meddling in Syria's war, but it must protect itself from Lebanese militants
- On Friday, U.S. officials said Israel apparently conducted an airstrike in Syria
Damascus, Syria (CNN) -- [Breaking news update at 6:25 a.m.]
(CNN) -- Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al Mekdad called the Sunday attack on a Syrian military research facility a "declaration of war" by Israel.
In an interview with CNN's Frederik Pleitgen in Damascus, al Mekdad said the attack represented an alliance between Islamic terrorists and Israel. He added that Syria would retaliate against Israel in its own time and way.
[Earlier story, from 6:02 a.m.]
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