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Weekend: Israel launches airstrikes in Syria

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09/04/2023 GMT

Israel launches airstrikes in Syria

BBC World Service - Weekend, Israel launches airstrikes in Syria

Syria reports explosions near Damascus as Israeli warplanes attack military targets.

Syrian state media reports explosions near Damascus as Israeli warplanes attack military installations. Israel claims it is responding to rockets fired from Syria into the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. 

Also on the programme: Russia charges Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich with espionage; and authorities in Iran install cameras in public places to spot women flouting the country’s strict dress code. 

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss this and more are Golnar Motevalli, head of Iran coverage at Bloomberg and Simon Robinson, executive editor at Reuters. 

(IMAGE: Israeli air force F-15 jets are fuelled in the air during an exhibition CREDIT: REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo)

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