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| Israel strikes Syrian military targets near Damascus, IDF calls it ‘response’ to failed border attack | |
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| Israeli jets bombed several Syrian military sites south of Damascus late on Monday, the IDF has confirmed, saying that the attack had been launched in response to the attempted planting of a bomb in the Golan Heights. | |
| The airstrike took place in the countryside southwest of Damascus, SANA news agency reported, describing explosions being heard in the city. | |
| The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) then said in a statement the attack was a response to an attempted provocation on the Syrian-Israeli border, targeting a fence in the occupied Golan Heights. | |
| The IDF said the strike targeted Syrian army’s observation posts, intelligence-gathering equipment, anti-aircraft cannons and command-and-control infrastructure. | |
| The sound of jets racing through the night sky can clearly be heard in footage allegedly shot in Damascus and posted on Twitter. | |
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