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Syria Says Israeli Attack Kills Eight Soldiers 

Israel attacked military positions in southwest Syria on Wednesday, killing eight soldiers. (Getty Images/AFP file)
Israel attacked military positions in southwest Syria on Wednesday, killing eight soldiers. (Getty Images/AFP file)
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Syria Says Israeli Attack Kills Eight Soldiers 

Israel attacked military positions in southwest Syria on Wednesday, killing eight soldiers. (Getty Images/AFP file)
Israel attacked military positions in southwest Syria on Wednesday, killing eight soldiers. (Getty Images/AFP file)

An Israeli attack on military positions in southwest Syria on Wednesday killed eight soldiers and wounded seven more, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) reported.

Citing a military source, SANA said Israel's "aerial aggression" targeted a number of military positions near the southwestern city of Daraa. The strike also caused material damage, it reported.

The attack took place at around 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday (2245 GMT on Tuesday), SANA reported.

Israel's military said earlier that its jets had struck Syrian army infrastructure and mortar launchers early on Wednesday in what it described as a response to rocket launches from Syria toward Israel.

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Israeli Attack on Syria’s Palmyra Kills 36 People, Syrian State Media Says

Syrian civil defense officers stand at a damaged site after what the Syrian state news agency said was an Israeli strike in the Damascus suburb of Mazzeh, Syria November 14, 2024. (Reuters)
Syrian civil defense officers stand at a damaged site after what the Syrian state news agency said was an Israeli strike in the Damascus suburb of Mazzeh, Syria November 14, 2024. (Reuters)
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Israeli Attack on Syria’s Palmyra Kills 36 People, Syrian State Media Says

Syrian civil defense officers stand at a damaged site after what the Syrian state news agency said was an Israeli strike in the Damascus suburb of Mazzeh, Syria November 14, 2024. (Reuters)
Syrian civil defense officers stand at a damaged site after what the Syrian state news agency said was an Israeli strike in the Damascus suburb of Mazzeh, Syria November 14, 2024. (Reuters)

An Israeli attack on Syria's historic city of Palmyra killed 36 people and wounded more than 50 on Wednesday after it hit residential buildings and an industrial zone, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported.

The Israeli military declined to comment when asked about the attack.

"At approximately 1:30 p.m. today, the Israeli enemy launched an air attack from the direction of the al-Tanf area, targeting a number of buildings in the city of Palmyra in the Syrian desert, which led to the martyrdom of 36 people (and) the injury of more than 50 others," SANA said, quoting a military official.

It added that the attack also caused significant damage to the targeted buildings and surrounding area.

Israel has been carrying out strikes against Iran-linked targets in Syria for years but has ramped up such raids since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Palestinian group Hamas on Israel that sparked the Gaza war.

The Israeli military said last week it had attacked transit routes on the Syrian-Lebanese border that were used to transfer weapons to Hezbollah.

Syrian state media reported several Israeli attacks last week in the vicinity of Homs province, which borders Lebanon. Palmyra is located in Homs.

Palmyra's ancient city is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It was seized by ISIS militants in 2015 and partially destroyed before it was recaptured by the Syrian army.