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Syria confirmed Wednesday that Israeli jets attacked west of Damascus, with reports in Arab media saying an arms convoy intended for Hezbollah was the target.
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The news came amid tensions along Israel’s northern border after clashes between the Israeli army and militants affiliated with the Islamic State group in recent days.
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According to Syria’s state television, the jets fires two missiles during the sortie and no one was hurt or killed. The attack, it said, took place near the town of As’saboura.
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Earlier reports said the attack targeted a convoy of vehicles belonging to the Syrian Army and aimed for Hezbollah early. The Hezbollah-affiliated Al Maydeen channel said the attack was an attempt to lift the spirts of “terrorist organizations” in wake of the Syrian regime’s recent battlefield successes.
The London-based Rai al-Youm newspaper reported that Israel hit an arsenal belonging to the Syrian Army’s Fourth Division, as well as a convoy near the Damascus-Beirut Highway. Both the arsenal and the convoy supplied weapons to Hezbollah, it added, and were attacked in two sorties.
read more: http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.756132
