Israel reportedly bombs Syria for second time this week

Syrian state media said Israeli missiles targeted areas near the capital, Damascus, and the western city of Homs.
Israeli airstrike in Damascus in 2020
Syrian air defenses respond to Israeli missiles targeting south of the capital, Damascus, on July 20, 2020. Israeli strikes south of the Syrian capital wounded seven Syrian soldiers, state media reported, in an attack which a war monitor said hit several positions of regime forces and Iran-backed militias. - AFP via Getty Images
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Israel reportedly fired missiles at unspecified targets in Syria on Thursday night. 

At around 11:30, the “Israeli enemy” fired missiles at Damascus’ suburbs and the suburbs of Homs in western Syria. Syrian air defense units claimed to have downed “most” of the missiles. The planes flew over Beirut and the Syrian forces are assessing the damage, the official SANA news outlet reported. 

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