The Syrian army said on Friday that four Israeli warplanes struck a military target "on the way to Palmyra," the famed desert city it recaptured from jihadists earlier this month. 

Israeli warplanes "penetrated our air space at 2:40 am (0040 GMT) via Lebanese territory and hit a military target on the way to Palmyra," it said in a statement carried by state news agency SANA.

The Israeli air force had earlier said it carried out several strikes on Syria overnight.