According to Lebanon's Hezbollah-affiliated Almayadeen television channel, senior Syrian officials have said the Syrian military has deployed missile batteries aimed at Israel, Israel News reported May 5.

Egypt has condemned Israeli strikes in Syria, saying that the strikes violate international law and will only further complicate matters, The Daily Star reported May 5.

Iranian Gen. Masoud Jazayeri has said Iran will not allow Israel to harm the security of the region, and that a response will be made to the Israeli aggression in Syria, Ynet news reported May 5, citing Jazayeri's statement on Iranian television station Alalam.

A suicide bomber targeted a convoy of Qatari officials in Mogadishu on May 5, killing 8 Somalis, officials said, Reuters reported.

Israel deployed two Iron Dome defense systems, one in Safed and one in Haifa, on May 5, just hours after it reportedly launched an attack in Syria, Times of Israel and AP reported.

Israel launched rockets into the Damascus suburb of Jamraya on May 5, striking a Syrian military research facility, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said, CNN reported, citing Syrian state-run television.

The recent Israeli airstrike on Syria targeted Fateh-110s, advanced surface-to-surface missiles, believed to be en route to Hezbollah from Iran, American officials said May 4, The New York Times reported.

Iraqi troops killed 14 militants during clashes in Mosul on May 4, Press TV reported.

Syrian President Bashar al Assad visited a university in Damascus on May 4 for his second public appearance in less than a week, AP reported.