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Politics
Rachael Burford

Syria will not be 'launchpad for strikes on Israel' says new leader as he calls for attacks to stop

Ahmed al-Shara, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani - (AP)

Syria will not be used as a launchpad for attacks on Israel, the country’s new leader has said, as he called for airstrikes to end.

Ahmed al-Shara, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, urged Israeli Prime Minister urged Benjamin Netanyahu to stop airstrikes after a bomb so powerful it reportedly measured on the Richter scale was dropped on Syria.

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