In Syria, at least 36 Syrian soldiers and six Hezbollah fighters were killed in Israeli raids which targeted the Aleppo region in the north of the country at dawn this Friday March 29. The strikes also left dozens injured, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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These are the most massive and deadliest air raids carried out by Israel in Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH). The fighter-bombers fired a large number of air-to-ground missiles at three different areas around Aleppo, including factories in the Sfeira military-industrial complex near the airport, jointly operated by the Syrian army, the ministry Syrian Defense and pro-Iranian groups, tells our correspondent in Beirut, Paul Khalifeh.
Several missiles reached their targets, despite the entry into action of the Syrian anti-aircraft defense. Loud explosions were heard in the city of Aleppo, more than ten kilometers away. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that the strikes targeted “ missile depots belonging to Lebanese Hezbollah “.
“ The Israeli enemy launched an air attack on different sites in Athriya, southeast of Aleppo », Also specified a military source cited by the official Syrian agency Sana.
Syria targeted 18 times by Israeli raids
According to a latest report from the OSDH this Friday, March 29, six Hezbollah fighters and 36 Syrian soldiers were killed in these strikes. A Syrian military source confirmed the raids which, according to the official Sana agency, several killed and injured among civilians and soldiers “.
Contacted by AFP from Jerusalem, the Israeli army responded for the time being: do not comment » this press information. Since the start of this year, Israeli planes have targeted Syria 18 times, killing some 80 people and injuring dozens. At the same time, Israel and Hezbollah engage in exchanges of fire daily newspapers along the Israeli-Lebanese border since the start of the war in Gaza.
An airstrike had already targeted a residential building in the suburbs of Damascus on Thursday, killing two civilians, according to the official Syrian news agency Sana, which blamed Israel for the attack. Then, on March 19, Israeli raids had already targeted Hezbollah weapons depots in the vicinity of Damascus.
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