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Reports say Hezbollah liaison with Syria army killed in Israeli strike near Damascus
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Saudi Al-Hadath outlet reports that a senior Hezbollah official was killed in an Israeli airstrike near Damascus today.
Al-Hadath names the official as Salman Jumaa, and says he was Hezbollah’s representative in the Syrian army.
The Reuters news agency, citing a security source, also reports that the strike killed Hezbollah’s liaison with the Syrian army.
Syria’s state news agency SANA said the IDF drone strike hit a car on a road leading to Damascus International Airport.
The Israeli military has not commented.