Syrian state media accused Israel of striking Damascus International Airport and nearby military posts south of the capital on Saturday, killing give soldiers.
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Quoting an unnamed military official, state news agency SANA said the strikes happened after midnight Friday, causing "material losses" as well. It added that some of the missiles were shot down before reaching their targets.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said the strikes killed five Syrian soldiers and two members of Iran-backed groups.
The IDF declined to comment as its policy is not to react to foreign reports.
The strike on the Damascus International Airport came 10 days after another Israel launched an alleged missile attack on Syria's Aleppo airport in the north that put it out of commission for a few days. It was the second attack on Aleppo's airport within a week.
On June 10, reported Israeli airstrikes on Damascus International Airport caused significant damage to infrastructure and runways and rendered the main runway unserviceable. The airport opened two weeks later following renovation work.
Israel has supposedly carried out hundreds of strikes on targets inside government-controlled parts of Syria in recent years.
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