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Report: Russia says Israeli strikes in Syria threatened civilian aircraft

Russia's Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday that Israeli missile strikes against Syria the previous day had directly threatened two civilian flights, the Interfax news agency reported.
The ministry, which did not specify which flights had been threatened, added that Syrian air defenses had destroyed 14 of 16 Israeli missiles launched against unspecified targets near Damascus on Tuesday.
Three Syrian soldiers were injured in the strikes, Syrian state media reported.