Photo Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Office
F-15 takes off from IAF Hatzerim Air Base.

Israeli air strikes targeted sites near Damascus late Monday night, according to Syrian state media.

The state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said in an Arabic-language tweet, “Our defenses are confronting hostile targets in the vicinity of Damascus,” SANA reported.

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Middle East military correspondent Babak Taghvaee reported in a separate tweet that the air strike was aimed at a suspected Iranian weapon storage near Damascus International airport, and a Syrian surface-to-air missile battery belonging to the Syrian Army at Al-Kiswah, south of the Syrian capital.

Israel has repeatedly said it will not tolerate an Iranian military presence across its northern border.


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Hana Levi Julian is a Middle East news analyst with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University. A past columnist with The Jewish Press and senior editor at Arutz 7, Ms. Julian has written for Babble.com, Chabad.org and other media outlets, in addition to her years working in broadcast journalism.