Syrian media says Israel carried out airstrikes in country’s south

Syrian state media on Tuesday night reported Israel carried out airstrikes in the nation’s south, close to the Israeli border.

Al Jazeera gathered that air defenses shot down several missiles around half past midnight.

The Israeli aggression struck al-Harra hill that is home to Syrian army posts which only caused material damage and did not inflict any casualties.

However the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights watchdog group, reported loss of life without giving further details.

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The Israeli military has acknowledged carrying out hundreds of airstrikes in Syria in recent years, on targets linked to Iran, which is backing President Bashar Assad’s regime in the Syrian civil war.

The last reported strikes took place earlier this month, when multiple Iranian-linked targets were hit near Homs and Damascus, reportedly killing 15 people including six civilians.

Syria then accused Israel of committing state terrorism.

Israel did not comment on the attack, one of the most extensive series of strikes in several months.

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