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Israel Defence Minister Confirms Air Strike In Damascus

A member of the new Syrian administration's security forces stands guard at the site of an Israeli strike in a Damascus area where, a war monitor said, Palestinian leaders are known to reside (Credit: AFP)

Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed the Israeli Air Force conducted an air strike in Damascus on Thursday, following reports from a war monitor that an Israeli raid had killed one person in Syria's capital.

In a separate statement, Israel's military said it had targeted a "terrorist command centre" in Damascus belonging to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, which fought alongside Hamas in Gaza against Israel.

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