Thursday, December 27, 2018

Israeli official says Israel carried out Syrian airstrike

The Latest: Israeli official says Israel carried out strike

By The Associated Press | December 26, 2018 at 4:38 PM EST - Updated December 26 at 4:38 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on an Israeli airstrike near the Syrian capital (all times local):

An Israeli security official has confirmed that Israel carried out an overnight airstrike in Syria, saying a series of Iranian targets were hit.

The official says the airstrike hit Iranian storage and logistic targets being used to transfer weapons to the Hezbollah militant group. The official said Israel also took out a Syrian anti-aircraft battery near Damascus that fired at the Israeli warplanes.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity under standard security protocols. The Israeli military has not commented on the incident.

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