At least 2 killed in Syria due to Israel attack

CAIRO: Israel launched a series of air attacks targeting a number of sites in southern region of Syria killing two people and injuring a soldier, Syrian state media said early on Thursday.

“At around 23:40 PM local time on Wednesday, the Israeli enemy carried out an air aggression from the Golan Heights towards a number of sites in the southern region and our air defences intercepted the enemy’s missiles,” it said, citing a military source.

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Israel has been carrying out strikes and attacks against Iran-linked targets in Syria for years but has ramped up such raids since the October 7 last year.