Israel bombs Iran-backed forces near Syrian capital
The attack, launched from over Lebanese airspace, killed both fighters and civilians.
Israeli jets hit Iran-backed targets outside the Syrian capital of Damascus today, killing fighters and civilians, according to multiple reports.
The airstrikes hit militias supported by Iran and Lebanese Hezbollah south of Damascus, killing at least four fighters and destroying some of their offices. Three civilians also died, according to the pro-Syrian opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The Syrian state news agency SANA reported that Syrian air defense systems were activated during the attack and that Israeli missiles were responsible for three deaths and four injuries.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the civilians died when missile fragments hit their homes. It could not conclude whether the fragments came from Israeli missiles or Syrian air defense systems.
