Two Syrian soldiers injured in alleged Israeli strikes near Damascus

The last Israeli airstrikes to hit Syria were reported about two weeks ago, when the IDF struck a Syrian air defense battery after a Syrian air defense missile exploded mid-air over southern Israel.

A streak of light is seen in the night sky in the vicinity of the Syrian capital Damascus during what Syrian authorities said was an Israeli air strike, in this handout released by state news agency SANA on February 24, 2020.

(photo credit: SANA/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)

ByTZVI JOFFRE

JULY 19, 2023 00:39

Updated: JULY 19, 2023 10:06

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