Israeli missiles struck near Damascus airport, Syrian state media reports

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• Syrian state news agency SANA said two Israeli missiles hit in the vicinity of Damascus International Airport early Tuesday. 
• Rights groups said the strike targeted "weapons depots and warehouses belonging to non-Syrian militias loyal to the Syrian regime."
• Israel would not comment on the report, as is its policy.

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CAIRO (Reuters) - Syrian state news agency SANA said two Israeli missiles hit in the vicinity of Damascus International Airport in the early hours of Tuesday morning, without giving further details.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Syrian air defense systems failed to intercept the missiles.

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