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Suspected Israeli airstrikes hit factory on Syrian coast

The attack was the first since a missile from Syria landed near an Israeli nuclear reactor last month.
An Israeli F-15 military jet takes off from the military airport of Andravida, southern Greece, on April 18, 2021.

More suspected Israeli airstrikes hit Syria early this morning. 

Syrian air defenses responded to an Israeli missile attack at around 2:20 a.m. local time in the coastal region of Latakia. One civilian died and six others were injured. The Syrian military downed some of the missiles, but the strike hit a civilian plastic factory, according to the official Syrian state media outlet SANA. 

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