Israeli strike near Damascus killed Hezbollah liaison with Syrian army, security source says
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Salman Jumaa, a senior Hezbollah figure responsible for liaising with the Syrian army, is said to have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a car near Damascus.
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BEIRUT - An Israeli airstrike on a car near Syria's capital Damascus on Dec 3 killed Salman Jumaa, a senior Hezbollah figure responsible for liaising with the Syrian army, a Lebanese security source told Reuters.
Syria's state news agency had reported the strike on the airport road but did not offer details on casualties.
There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.
Israel rarely acknowledges its strikes in Syria, where it has carried out a years-long air campaign against Iranian military assets and those of its allies, including Hezbollah.
In a rare announcement in November, it said it struck Hezbollah intelligence assets near Damascus.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that he was "playing with fire" by allowing Iran to transfer weapons to its allies via Syria. REUTERS
