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Israel & Palestine

Israel launches strikes on Syria after rocket fire as violence flares

Author: Editors Desk Source: The Guardian
April 9, 2023 at 07:06
Israeli soldiers search for a rocket that landed in the annexed Golan Heights on Sunday. Photograph: Jalaa Marey/AFP/Getty Images
Israeli soldiers search for a rocket that landed in the annexed Golan Heights on Sunday. Photograph: Jalaa Marey/AFP/Getty Images
Attacks come amid sharply increased Israel-Palestinian tensions following Israeli raids this week on al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem

Israeli jets hit Syrian military targets in response to rockets launched towards Israeli-controlled territory overnight, Israel’s military said, as violence flared again after cross-border exchanges of fire during the week.

State media in Syria reported explosions in the vicinity of the capital Damascus as Israel said its forces continued to hit Syrian territory after six rockets were fired overnight towards the Golan Heights.

Israel said artillery and drone strikes hit the rocket launchers and were followed by airstrikes against a Syrian army compound, military radar systems and artillery posts.

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