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Israeli Company Posts Alleged Photos of 'Iranian Facilities' Hit by IDF Strike

© AP Photo / SANAThis frame grab from a video provided by the Syrian official news agency SANA shows missiles flying into the sky near Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018.
This frame grab from a video provided by the Syrian official news agency SANA shows missiles flying into the sky near Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. - Sputnik International
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The satellite images were released after the Jerusalem Post reported that the Israeli Air Force (IAF) destroyed an arms depot stashed with Iranian weapons in the Syrian capital in Wednesday's airstrike.

Israeli company ImageSat International has published a series of satellite images allegedly showing the extent of the damage from Wednesday's Israeli airstrike on Syria.

The company claims that the images indicate that a 900-square meter (8,000 square foot) storage facility near Damascus was completely destroyed, while an international airport in the Syrian capital was allegedly never targeted.

© Photo : ImageSat InternationalSatellite photos released by Israeli firm ImageSat International on December 27, 2018
Satellite photos released by Israeli firm ImageSat International on December 27, 2018 - Sputnik International
Satellite photos released by Israeli firm ImageSat International on December 27, 2018

The publication of the photos came after the Jerusalem Post cited the Israeli news agency Nziv.net as saying that the Israeli Air Force destroyed an arms depot with Iranian weapons in the Wednesday airstrike.

© Photo : ImageSat InternationalSatellite photos released by Israeli firm ImageSat International on December 27, 2018
Satellite photos released by Israeli firm ImageSat International on December 27, 2018 - Sputnik International
Satellite photos released by Israeli firm ImageSat International on December 27, 2018

According to the report, the weapons depot, located about 40 kilometres (24 miles) from the border with Israel, stored Fajr-5 missiles.
Iran has repeatedly insisted that its forces maintain an exclusively advisory role in Syria, denying any plans to establish a permanent military presence in the country.

© Photo : ImageSat InternationalSatellite photos released by Israeli firm ImageSat International on December 27, 2018
Satellite photos released by Israeli firm ImageSat International on December 27, 2018 - Sputnik International
Satellite photos released by Israeli firm ImageSat International on December 27, 2018

1.5-Hour Long Israeli Airstrike on Syria

Earlier on Wednesday, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that the Israeli Air Force carried out a 1.5-hour long attack on Syria, with the majority of the Israeli missiles being intercepted by Syrian air defences.

READ MORE: Israel May Recognize Assad's Control Over S Syria in Bid to Repel Iran – Reports

SANA claimed that the Israeli missiles were launched from Lebanese airspace and that the attack left three servicemen injured, and damaged an ammunition depot.

In this April 14, 2018 file photo, Damascus skies erupt with surface to air missile fire as the U.S. launches an attack on Syria targeting different parts of the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria - Sputnik International
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Gen. Maj. Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the Russian Defence Ministry, for his part, stated that six Israeli F-16 fighter jets directly threatened two civilian planes when conducting the airstrike, something that was confirmed by Lebanese Minister of Public Works and Transport Youssef Fenianos.

The airstrike comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to continue Israeli operations in Syria to counter Iran's apparent military presence in the Arab Republic, in the wake of Washington's decision to withdraw US troops from Syria.

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