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| Syrian air defense systems are repelling an attack in the skies over Damascus, state news agency SANA has reported. The Israeli army says it's attacking "Iranian Quds" forces and warning the Syrian military not to retaliate. | Syrian air defense systems are repelling an attack in the skies over Damascus, state news agency SANA has reported. The Israeli army says it's attacking "Iranian Quds" forces and warning the Syrian military not to retaliate. |
| A military source cited by SANA claims none of the Israeli missiles have hit their targets so far. In a brief statement on Twitter, the Israel Defense Forces warn the Syrian army "against attempting to harm Israeli forces or territory." | |
| Witnesses on the ground report hearing explosions above Damascus ring out throughout the city. Images posted on social media show bright flashes in the sky as missiles are apparently destroyed mid-flight. | |
| Earlier on Sunday, Syrian air defenses repelled another Israeli air raid. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, four Israeli F-16 launched guided missiles into the Syrian territory. Seven missiles were intercepted, with no damage reported on the ground. | |
| Israel has been routinely attacking targets inside Syria it claims belong to Iran, with the stated goal of preventing Iranian forces from gaining a foothold in the country. The airstrikes often go unacknowledged by the IDF, but in a recent interview outgoing IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot revealed its true scale: "thousands of targets" hit in "near-daily" strikes, with 2,000 bombs dropped in 2018 alone. | |
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