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According to the Syrian Observatory, 15 people died, and the Syrian state agency reported five dead. There were also several injuries.
Israel has attacked positions of Iranian and Lebanese militias, the Syrian Observatory reported. There were fires and explosions. A rocket also landed in 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 were also reportedly destroyed.
Syrian television also showed images of destroyed buildings and reported that the headquarters of Iranian militias had been hit in the capital. The headquarters of a Syrian division was attacked near Damascus. It was the heaviest air raid since the beginning of the year.
The information could not initially be independently verified. The Israeli military did not comment.
Since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes against the neighboring country. These are aimed at Syrian government troops, Iran-backed units and the Shia Hezbollah militia.
Source: Nachrichten
