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Israel bombs, destroys weapons in Syria

Israel has starting bombing Syrian military facilities housing chemical weapons stocks following the fall of the troubled nation.

Israel, reports say embarked on the destruction of Syria’s weapon including long-range missiles to prevent them from falling “into the hands of extremists.”

“With regard to what will be in the future, I’m not a prophet,” CNN quoted a journalist as sayingm

“It is important right now to take all necessary steps in the context of the security of Israel.”

Smoke billows following Israeli airstrikes in Damascus on December 10.

A CNN team in Damascus heard loud explosions throughout the early hours on Tuesday, a continuation of strikes that began over the weekend.

Voice of the Capital, a Syrian activist group, said the overnight bombing campaign was “the most violent in Damascus in 15 years.”

Of the 480 strikes carried out by the Israeli Air Force, about 350 were manned aircraft strikes targeting airfields, anti-aircraft batteries, missiles, drones, fighter jets, tanks and weapon production sites in Damascus, Homs, Tartus, Latakia and Palmyra, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.

The rest of the strikes were in support of ground operations that targeted weapons depots, military structures, launchers and firing positions.

The IDF also said its ships struck two Syrian naval facilities, where 15 vessels were docked. Dozens of sea-to-sea missiles were said to have been destroyed.

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