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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says: ‘Israel is constantly working to prevent our enemies from arming themselves with advanced weaponry’
ISRAEL launched a missile attack on Damascus airport last night, according to Syrian army officials, in the latest action allegedly aimed at Iranian targets.
The bombing raid targeted an arms depot near the airport which Israel claims is being used to supply Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants in the region.
State TV showed footage of the attack and reported that Syrian air defences had shot down a number of the missiles before they struck their target.
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