Russia Says Israel Behind Thwarted Attack Targeting Airport in Damascus

January 21, 2019

Russia on Sunday claimed that Israel was behind an attack thwarted by the Syrian military earlier in the day, which targeted an airport in southeast Damascus.

The Israeli military said that missile fired toward the northern Golan Heights were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system.

The missile was fired shortly after Syrian state media reported that Syrian military air defenses thwarted an Israeli airstrike on the south of the country.

Israelis visiting Mount Hermon in the country’s north reported seeing rockets flying over from Israeli territory later Sunday.

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