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Israel confirms launching airstrike on Syria targeting weapons - Alarabiya.net English | Front Page


 
Israeli soldiers stand guard next to a road sign showing the different distances to Jerusalem, Damascus and other locations, at an army post in Mount Bental in the occupied Golan Heights. (AFP)

Israel confirmed on Saturday that it had recently launched an airstrike on Syria, confirming earlier U.S. media reports.

"The air raid on Syria targeted a shipment of advanced missiles," Israeli officials said in a statement reported by Al Arabiya TV.

Earlier on Friday, officials told CNN that the strike was conducted “in the Thursday-Friday time frame” and targeted a shipment of weapons believed to be sent to Lebanon-based Shiite group Hezbollah.

Sources also told CNN that they did not believe Israel had targeted a chemical weapons facility............

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