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Israel shelled parts of Syria over the weekend, claiming it was in response to rockets being fired at Golan Heights from the neighbouring country.
“An IDF UAV is currently striking the launchers in Syria from which rockets were launched into Israeli territory earlier tonight,” the Israel Defense Forces tweeted on April 9. Before that on Saturday (April 8), three rockets had been launched towards Israel from Syria, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported.
By: Explained Desk New Delhi | Updated: April 10, 2023 19:06 IST
Journalists stand by a damaged medieval citadel after an Israeli airstrike in Damascus, Syria, on Feb 19. (Photo: AP)
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Israel shelled parts of Syria over the weekend, claiming it was in response to rockets being fired at Golan Heights from the neighbouring country.
“An IDF UAV is currently striking the launchers in Syria from which rockets were launched into Israeli territory earlier tonight,” the Israel Defense Forces tweeted on April 9. Before that on Saturday (April 8), three rockets had been launched towards Israel from Syria, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported.
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