Syrian state media have accused Israel of killing two civilians in airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Damascus. Powerful explosions were heard in the Syrian capital last night. State television added that some missiles were shot down by Syrian air defenses before they reached their targets.
Israel’s shadow war with Iran in Syria has escalated in recent days with four attacks in the Damascus area and central Homs province. Israel has carried out hundreds of attacks on targets in government-controlled parts of Syria in recent years, including actions against airports in Damascus and Aleppo. Israel says it is targeting bases of Iran-aligned militant groups like Hezbollah in Lebanon, which has dispatched thousands of fighters to bolster Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces