Syrian state media: Israel launched airstrikes after U.S. quit Iranian nuclear deal

A file photo showing an explosion last month in Damascus.
(Image credit: Rami Al Sayed/AFP/Getty Images)

Syrian state media is reporting that after President Trump announced on Tuesday he is withdrawing from the Iranian nuclear deal, Israel launched an airstrike against a target south of Damascus.

The SANA news agency says that two Israeli missiles were shot down and destroyed in the Kiswah area, and a commander supporting the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told Reuters Israel was targeting an army base. He also said that there were no casualties.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.