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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Airstrike in Syria Kills 3 Soldiers, Wounds 7

A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on February 24, 2020, reportedly shows Syrian air defense intercepting an Israeli missile in the sky over the Syrian capital Damascus. (AFP)

Israel launched airstrikes targeting Syrian military positions around Damascus overnight, killing three soldiers, wounding seven others, and causing material damage, state media reported Thursday.

Syrian state media quoted a military official as saying the missiles were fired from Syria's Israeli-occupied Golan Heights just past midnight, adding that the Syrian army was able to shoot down some of the missiles with air defense missiles.

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