In Syria, Israeli strikes killed at least two civilians on Monday (March 7th) near Damascus, the official SANA news agency reported.
The "defense systems intercepted most of the missiles" but "two civilians were killed and material damage inflicted" during these strikes carried out before dawn against positions south of Damascus, reported without further details. Syrian agency, citing a military source.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH), the strikes targeted "an arms and ammunition depot operated by Iran-backed militias near Damascus International Airport".
Since the beginning of the year, Israel has carried out at least seven airstrikes in Syria, the NGO said, adding that strikes near Damascus in February killed two Syrian soldiers and four fighters from militias supported by the Islamic State. Iran.
Since the start of the war in Syria nearly 11 years ago, Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes in its neighbor, targeting army positions as well as Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah fighters and other Tehran-backed militias .
Israel rarely comments on its strikes, but has repeatedly said it will not allow its enemy Iran to expand its influence in Syria.
Triggered in 2011 by the repression of pro-democracy demonstrations, the war in Syria has become more complex over the years with the involvement of regional and international powers, as well as the rise of jihadists.
The conflict has killed around 500,000 people, devastated the country's infrastructure and displaced millions of people.
With AFP
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