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In first since early September, Israel reportedly targeted a school in the village of Al Huriah in the Quneitra province
A strike in Damascus, Syria, 2019. Credit: SANA / AP
Israel struck targets near Quneitra, in the Syrian Golan Heights, the state-run Syrian news agency SANA reported on Tuesday, in a first since early September.
According to the report, the strike targeted a school in the village of Al Huriah in the Quneitra province.
On September 1, an airstrike attributed to Israel south of Damascus killed 10 fighters, most of whom belonged to Iranian- and Hezbollah-backed militias, according to a human rights watchdog.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that three Syrian regime soldiers were killed in the strike, and seven members of militias loyal to Iran and Hezbollah who were not Syrian citizens.
The report, which has not been confirmed by state sources, noted that the strike targeted military installations near the Damascus airport and the Daraa area.
Israel rarely comments on such reports, but is believed to have carried out scores of raids targeting Iran’s military presence in Syria. In the past three months alone, Syria has accused Israel of carrying out at least eight air raids on its territory. The last reported strikes came on July 20.
Iran is a key ally of the Syrian government in the nearly decade-long civil war. Israel views Iran as a regional menace and has vowed to prevent any permanent Iranian military buildup in Syria, particularly near the frontier.
In recent months, Israeli officials have also expressed concern that Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Lebanese militant group that operates in Syria, is trying to establish facilities to produce precision-guided missiles.
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A strike in Damascus, Syria, 2019. Credit: SANA / AP
Israel struck targets near Quneitra, in the Syrian Golan Heights, the state-run Syrian news agency SANA reported on Tuesday, in a first since early September.
According to the report, the strike targeted a school in the village of Al Huriah in the Quneitra province.
On September 1, an airstrike attributed to Israel south of Damascus killed 10 fighters, most of whom belonged to Iranian- and Hezbollah-backed militias, according to a human rights watchdog.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that three Syrian regime soldiers were killed in the strike, and seven members of militias loyal to Iran and Hezbollah who were not Syrian citizens.
The report, which has not been confirmed by state sources, noted that the strike targeted military installations near the Damascus airport and the Daraa area.
Israel rarely comments on such reports, but is believed to have carried out scores of raids targeting Iran’s military presence in Syria. In the past three months alone, Syria has accused Israel of carrying out at least eight air raids on its territory. The last reported strikes came on July 20.
Iran is a key ally of the Syrian government in the nearly decade-long civil war. Israel views Iran as a regional menace and has vowed to prevent any permanent Iranian military buildup in Syria, particularly near the frontier.
In recent months, Israeli officials have also expressed concern that Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Lebanese militant group that operates in Syria, is trying to establish facilities to produce precision-guided missiles.
Israel reportedly strikes targets in southern Syria in first since mid-September
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