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Three Killed in Israeli Strike on Damascus, Syrian State Media Says

Emergency service personnel and residents gather at the site of an Israeli strike in Syria's capital Damascus on October 2, 2024. (AFP)
Emergency service personnel and residents gather at the site of an Israeli strike in Syria's capital Damascus on October 2, 2024. (AFP)
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Three Killed in Israeli Strike on Damascus, Syrian State Media Says

Emergency service personnel and residents gather at the site of an Israeli strike in Syria's capital Damascus on October 2, 2024. (AFP)
Emergency service personnel and residents gather at the site of an Israeli strike in Syria's capital Damascus on October 2, 2024. (AFP)

Three civilians were killed and three wounded in an Israeli airstrike on Syria's capital Damascus on Wednesday, the Syrian state news agency SANA quoted a military source as saying.

The Israeli airstrike targeted a residential building in the Mezzah suburb in western Damascus, the source said.

Israel has been carrying out strikes against Iran-linked targets in Syria for years, but has ramped up such raids since last year's Oct. 7 attack by the Palestinian armed group Hamas on Israeli territory.

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UK Says Its Fighter Jets Played a Part in Preventing Further Escalation in Middle East

A damaged vehicle is pictured in the aftermath of an Iranian missile attack on Israel, on October 2, 2024 in Tel Aviv. (AFP)
A damaged vehicle is pictured in the aftermath of an Iranian missile attack on Israel, on October 2, 2024 in Tel Aviv. (AFP)
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UK Says Its Fighter Jets Played a Part in Preventing Further Escalation in Middle East

A damaged vehicle is pictured in the aftermath of an Iranian missile attack on Israel, on October 2, 2024 in Tel Aviv. (AFP)
A damaged vehicle is pictured in the aftermath of an Iranian missile attack on Israel, on October 2, 2024 in Tel Aviv. (AFP)

Britain said two of its fighter jets and an air-to-air refueling tanker played a part on Tuesday in attempts to prevent further escalation in the conflict in the Middle East, but that the jets did not engage any targets.

"Two Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets and a Voyager air-to-air refueling tanker played their part in attempts in attempts to prevent further escalation in the Middle East, demonstrating the UK's unwavering commitment to Israel's security," Britain's Ministry of Defense said on X.

"Due to the nature of this attack, they did not engage any targets, but they played an important part in wider deterrence and efforts to prevent further escalation."

Iran on Tuesday fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for Israel's campaign against Tehran's Hezbollah allies in Lebanon. Israel vowed a "painful response" against its enemy.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, when asked if Britain was prepared to use its military to help Israel defend itself, said on Tuesday Israel had the right to self-defense.