Daily Mail: Israel pounds targets around Damascus as it launches airstrikes against Islamic Jihad terrorists in Syria and the Gaza Strip
* Israel said warplanes launched strikes against Palestinian Islamic Jihad group
* Syria said its air defences confronted the strikes launched from Golan Heights
* Israel said it responded to rockets fired from the Gaza Strip Sunday morning
* It said the sites targeted in both Syria and Gaza were used for rocket making
Israel tonight pounded targets surrounding Damascus, prompting a volley of anti-aircraft fire in return, sending tremors through the Syrian capital.
In a rare acknowledgement of operations in neighbouring Syria, Israel said its warplanes attacked targets of the Palestinian militant Islamic Jihad group south of Damascus in addition to sites in the Gaza Strip.
Syria reported an Israeli attack near Damascus International Airport and said its air defences confronted Israeli rockets coming from the direction of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. It said the defenders intercepted or shot down most of them.
Residents said multiple explosions shook Damascus for about 15 minutes as air defences fired back.
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