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Syrian news agency: Israel attacked targets south of Damascus

News outlet identified with Syrian rebels reports target of strike was pro-Iranian militia facility in village of Sahnaya. Syrian military official: Air defenses intercepted most of the missiles.

by  Neta Bar
Published on  01-07-2021 01:22
Last modified: 01-07-2021 01:22
Syrian news agency: Israel attacked targets south of DamascusSANA via AP

A nighttime airstrike in Damascus | File photo: SANA via AP

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The Syrian news outlet SANA reported an airstrike south of Damascus late Wednesday night, which it attributed to Israel.

The SANA report claimed that Syrian air defenses had been activated.

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A Syrian military official was quoted by SANA saying that the strike had come from the direction of the Golan Heights and that Syrian air defenses had intercepted "most of the missiles fired at our territory."

Additional Syrian news outlets reported large explosions and flashes of light in Damascus. As of early Thursday morning, there were no reports of wounded or damage as a result of the airstrikes.

The media outlet Step News Agency, identified with the Syrian rebels, reported that the target of the strike had been a facility belonging to pro-Iranian militias in the village Sahnaya on the Syrian Golan Heights. The site said that ambulances had been seen heading toward the target.

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