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Israel launches airstrikes in S Syria amid rising border tensions

Damascus, June 4 (UNI) Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes overnight on southern Syria, targeting military positions in Quneitra and Daraa provinces, following reports of a projectile launched from western Daraa toward the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, explosions rocked the city of Quneitra and the countryside around Daraa, with loud blasts heard across Izraa, Tel al-Mal, and Tel al-Sha'ar.
The observatory said the strikes reportedly hit the 175th Regiment base and other strategic locations.
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