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Sunday, March 17, 2024
Syrian army says soldier injured in alleged Israeli strike
Israeli missiles launched from the Golan Heights towards Syria in the early hours of Sunday wounded a Syrian soldier, the Syrian army says.
The state-controlled SANA news agency says Syria’s air defenses “countered an Israeli aggression” in the southern region.
According to Hebrew media reports, the attack occurred in the Damascus area.
A Syrian defense official tells SANA the attack “resulted in military injuries and some material losses.”