Israel's weekend airstrike on a military complex near the Syrian capital of Damascus killed at least 42 Syrian soldiers,
The Syrian government has not released a death toll, but Syrian state media have reported casualties in Sunday's predawn airstrike, Israel's third into Syria so far this year.
about 150 soldiers are normally stationed in the area that was targeted, but that it was not clear how many were there at the time of the strike.
Israel's government has not formally confirmed involvement in strikes on Syria. However, Israeli officials said the strikes were meant to prevent advanced Iranian weapons from reaching Lebanon's Hezbollah militia, an ally of Syria and foe of Israel.
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