Syria shoots down Israeli missiles fired from Golan Heights towards Damascus outskirts
Israel has been carrying out strikes against Iran-linked targets in Syria for years but has ramped up such raids since the 7 October attack by Palestinian armed group Hamas on Israeli territory
Smoke rises from the besieged Eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria, February 27, 2018. REUTERS/ Bassam Khabieh
Syrian air defences on Thursday shot down Israeli missiles fired from the Golan Heights towards Damascus' outskirts targeting a building in the countryside, Syria's defence ministry said.
Israel has been carrying out strikes against Iran-linked targets in Syria for years but has ramped up such raids since the 7 October attack by Palestinian armed group Hamas on Israeli territory.
On 1 April, an Israeli strike targeted the Iranian embassy compound in Damascus, killing a senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps as well as other military officers, triggering Iran's first direct attack on Israeli territory.
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Israel has also been trading fire across its northern border with Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
