Israel carries out dozens of air strikes across Syria

Israeli warplanes have carried out dozens of attacks across Syria, including in the capital, Damascus. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said there were more than 100 strikes on military targets. It also reported that there have been hundreds of Israeli airstrikes in the past two days, including on a site in Damascus said to have been used for rocket development by Iranian scientists.

     

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local media reports, a research center with suspected links to chemical weapon production was among the sites hit. Meanwhile, Israel said that it is acting to prevent weapons from falling into the hands of extremists following the overthrow of the Assad regime. The strikes come as the UN’s chemical watchdog warns authorities in Syria to ensure that suspected stockpiles of chemical weapons are secured.