Footage released by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shows Israeli fighter jets striking air defense systems and other military installations in southwestern Syria.
According to the IDF, the operation, carried out overnight on Friday, involved 12 Israeli Air Force jets targeting dozens of sites, including “anti-aircraft artillery and a surface-to-air missile platform.”
Footage released earlier today by the Israeli Air Force, showing several of yesterday’s strikes against military targets, including anti-aircraft guns and surface-to-air missile infrastructure, in Southwestern Syria. pic.twitter.com/S6M6clGLb0
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According to the Syrian news agency SANA, at least one person was killed in airstrikes on the outskirts of Harasta. Four others were injured later Friday in an Israeli strike near the village of Shatha in northwestern Hama province.
BREAKING: Israeli airstrikes targeted a Syrian air defense position on the outskirts of Shatha village in the area of Hama, northwest Syria, according to Syrian media. pic.twitter.com/UYNQrd1nId
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The news outlet reported additional strikes hit areas near Muthabin and Izraa in southern Daraa province.
The strikes came just hours after Israeli warplanes targeted an area near the presidential palace in Damascus, following earlier attacks on the Druze community by government forces.
IDF strikes multiple strategic locations, including the 175th Regiment in Izraa, Daraa countryside, and sites near the presidential palace in Damascus. PM Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz confirmed the operations, stating they were a direct response to threats against Israel’s… pic.twitter.com/2nmdj7yyCM
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“The IDF will continue to work to preserve freedom of aerial action to carry out its tasks and remove any threat in the area,” the IDF said.
