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Syria State Media Says Israeli Planes Attack Targets Near Damascus

Wed, 12/26/2018 - 2:25am

Syria State Media Says Israeli Planes Attack Targets Near Damascus – Reuters

Israeli war planes attacked with missiles unspecified targets near Damascus, the Syrian capital, on Tuesday and injured three Syrian soldiers, Syrian state media quoted a military source as saying.

 

"Our air defenses confronted hostile missiles launched by Israeli war planes from above the Lebanese territories and downed most of them before reaching their targets," the military source said.

 

An arms depot was hit and three soldiers were injured due to the attack, the source added.

 

The nature of the Israeli missiles targets was unclear.

 

Syrian state media reported earlier in the evening downing several "hostile targets" near Damascus.

 

An Israeli military spokeswoman declined to comment on the reports…

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