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| 28 Israeli jets fired about 60 rockets in overnight strikes on Syria – Russian MoD | 28 Israeli jets fired about 60 rockets in overnight strikes on Syria – Russian MoD |
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| Some 28 Israeli aircraft fired around 60 air-to-surface rockets in a massive overnight strike in Syria, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. Syrian air-defense systems managed to intercept more than half of the missiles. | |
| READ MORE: Iran will take long time to recover after Israel hit ‘dozens’ of targets in Syria – IDF | READ MORE: Iran will take long time to recover after Israel hit ‘dozens’ of targets in Syria – IDF |
| A total of 70 projectiles, including 60 air-to-surface rockets and more than 10 surface-to-surface missiles, hit Iranian military targets and Syrian air-defense systems near Damascus and in the south of the country on Thursday morning, the Russian military said in a statement. | |
| “28 Israeli F-15 and F-16 planes were involved in the attack,” the ministry said. “Syrian air-defense systems shot down more than half of the rockets as they repelled the Israeli attack.” | |
| Israeli forces bombed the Syrian territory for two hours between 1:45am and 3:45am local time on Thursday. The attack was carried out under the pretext of allegations that Iranian forces had earlier hit Israeli targets in the Golan Heights. | |
| The damage inflicted on Iranian military and Syrian civilian infrastructure by the airstrikes is being evaluated. | |
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