Two Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli missile strike - GulfToday

Two Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli missile strike

  • 19 Jul 2023
Golan-Heights-2-750

Israel launches an aerial aggression from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan Heights.

Israeli missile strikes near the Syrian capital Damascus killed two Syrian soldiers and "caused some material damage", the state news agency SANA reported on Wednesday, citing a military source.

"At about 12:25am the Israeli enemy launched an aerial aggression with bursts of missiles from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, targeting some points in the vicinity of Damascus," the source said.

Syrian air defences were deployed against the Israeli missiles and "shot down most of them", the source added.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a British-based war monitor, said that three people were killed.

The Israeli military declined to comment.

Reuters

 

Related articles

Israeli raids in Syria kill 7 soldiers, 16 allied fighters: Monitor

The Israeli air force carried out more than 18 strikes against multiple targets in an area stretching from the eastern town of Deir Ezzor to the Boukamal desert at the Syrian-Iraqi border, according to the Britain-based war monitor.

13 Jan 2021

Israeli air strikes wound three civilians in Syria

During more than a decade of war in Syria, Israel has launched hundreds of air strikes on its territory, primarily targeting Iran-backed forces and Lebanese Hezbollah fighters as well as Syrian army positions.

29 Apr 2023

Syria intercepts Israeli missile barrage targeting Damascus

In the hours after the Houthi attack early on Monday, Syrian state-run media said an Israeli strike hit near Damascus. The Israeli military did not immediately acknowledge it.

31 Jan 2022

Israel strikes southern Lebanon with artillery fire

Israel and Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group are bitter enemies that fought an inconclusive monthlong war in 2006. The border area has remained tense but mostly quiet since then.

25 Apr 2022

Most Popular Stories

Other Articles

UAE urges Sudanese parties to return to dialogue

The United Arab Emirates expresses deep concern over the heightened tensions in the El Fasher region in North Darfur and the threat this poses to Sudanese civilians.

an hour ago

Police detain 100 protesters as pro-Palestinian camp cleared at US university

Police detained about 100 people as they moved in to clear an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters, the school said. The action was taken after protesters |crossed the line," the school said in a statement on social media platform X.

an hour ago

UAE condemns drone terror attack on Khor Mor gas field in Iraq’s Kurdistan region

The UAE has strongly condemned the drone terror attack that targeted the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, which has resulted in a number of deaths of innocent people from the Republic of Yemen.

an hour ago

2.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Khor Fakkan Coast: NCM

A 2.8 magnitude earthquake on Richter scale was recorded in Khor Fakkan Coast at 03:03 (UAE time) on 27th April 2024, according to the National Seismic Network of the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM).

3 hours ago