Syria Reports Israeli Airstrikes Near Damascus

Emily Jones
08-20-2021

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JERUSALEM, Israel – Syrian state media said that Israel conducted air raids near the country’s capital of Damascus late Thursday night.

Residents of Damascus reported hearing at least five loud explosions that shook apartment buildings for 15 minutes just after 11 p.m. Syrian state media said government forces confronted the Israeli planes.

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a pro-opposition war monitor, claimed the Israeli airstrikes targeted Hezbollah military sites and weapons depots in Damascus and the Homs region north of the capital.

There were no immediate reports of casualties.

A military source told Syrian media that Israel fired the missiles from Lebanon. Lebanese Defense Minister Zeika Akar complained to the United Nations, saying Israel’s airstrikes “blatantly violated Lebanon’s airspace at low altitude, causing a state of panic among citizens,” Reuters reported on Friday.

Israel rarely comments on reports of its activity on Syria but has carried out hundreds of attacks on Iranian-linked targets in the country. Israel has vowed to fight Iranian entrenchment on its northern frontier.

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Emily
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Emily Jones is a multi-media journalist for CBN News in Jerusalem. Before she moved to the Middle East in 2019, she spent years regularly traveling to the region to study the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, meet with government officials, and raise awareness about Christian persecution. During her college years, Emily served as president of Regent University's Christians United for Israel chapter and spoke alongside world leaders at numerous conferences and events. She is an active member of the Philos Project, an organization that seeks to promote positive Christian engagement with the Middle
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