Israeli strikes hit the outskirts of Damascus, Syrian military says

By ALBERT AJI and ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD
Associated Press

Damascus (AP) — The Syrian military says Israeli airstrikes have hit several sites on the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus. Syrian state news agency SANA reported Staturday that the strikes came from the direction of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. It said air defenses shot down some and those that landed resulted in “some material losses.” It was not clear if there were casualties. The strikes come as tensions across the Middle East grow with the Israel-Hamas war and a drone attack last month that killed three U.S. troops in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border. There was no immediate comment from Israel.