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byBreitbart Jerusalem7 Feb 20180
The Times of Israel reports: Syrian air defense systems intercepted an Israeli air attack on a military position near the capital Damascus early Wednesday, the Syria army said.
“This morning, Israeli warplanes fired several missiles from Lebanese airspace on one of our military positions in the Damascus countryside,” said an army statement carried by state media. “Our air defense systems blocked them and destroyed most of them.”
An AFP correspondent in Damascus heard loud blasts around 3:30 a.m.. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitor of the war, said at least some Israeli missiles had hit military targets near Damascus.
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