According to Syrian sources, Israeli warplanes attacked targets near the capital Damascus on Sunday evening, killing several people.
According to the Syrian Observatory, 15 people died and the Syrian state service reported five deaths. Several were also injured.
Israel has attacked positions of Iranian and Lebanese militias, the Syrian Observatory reported. There were fires and explosions. A missile also hit a roundabout and killed a woman.
Sana reported that Israeli missiles also hit residential areas. Four civilians and a soldier were killed and 15 other civilians were injured, some seriously. Several houses are also said to have been destroyed.
Syrian television also showed images of destroyed buildings and reported that the headquarters of Iranian militias in the capital had been hit. Near Damascus, the headquarters of a Syrian division was attacked. It was the heaviest air strike since the beginning of this year.
The information could not initially be independently verified. The Israeli army did not comment.
The Israeli Air Force regularly bombs targets in the neighboring civil war country. Israel wants to prevent archenemy Iran from expanding its military influence in Syria with the help of allied militias. (sda/dpa)
Soource :Watson
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