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A building damaged by reported Israeli strikes on the Syrian province of Hama. AFP
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The Glass House near Damascus International Airport. Image via Google Maps
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An explosion following an Israeli air strike on an undisclosed location in Syria. AFP
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Two youths sitting amid the debris of a building after an Israeli air strike, south of the Syrian capital Damascus. AFP
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A Hellenic Air Force F-16 jet takes off behind an Israeli F-15 from the military airport of Andravida, southern Greece. AFP
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An injured boy lying in a hospital bed following a reported Israeli strikes on the Syrian province of Hama. AFP
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A man cleaning debris at his home after an Israeli air strike, south of the Syrian capital Damascus. AFP
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The wreckage of a car at the scene of a reportedly Israeli air strike in the Syrian village of Beit Saber, southwest of the capital Damascus. AFP
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A building damaged by reported Israeli strikes on the Syrian province of Hama. AFP
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The Glass House near Damascus International Airport. Image via Google Maps
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An explosion following an Israeli air strike on an undisclosed location in Syria. AFP
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Two youths sitting amid the debris of a building after an Israeli air strike, south of the Syrian capital Damascus. AFP
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A Hellenic Air Force F-16 jet takes off behind an Israeli F-15 from the military airport of Andravida, southern Greece. AFP
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An injured boy lying in a hospital bed following a reported Israeli strikes on the Syrian province of Hama. AFP
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A man cleaning debris at his home after an Israeli air strike, south of the Syrian capital Damascus. AFP
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The wreckage of a car at the scene of a reportedly Israeli air strike in the Syrian village of Beit Saber, southwest of the capital Damascus. AFP
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A building damaged by reported Israeli strikes on the Syrian province of Hama. AFP
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