Syrian state news agency reports Israeli strikes near Sweida
Syria's state-run SANA said 'Israeli occupation aircraft carried out a raid on the outskirts of Sweida city.'
Syrian forces had withdrawn from Sweida earlier on Thursday after deadly clashes with Druze fighters accompanied by Israeli strikes and diplomatic pressure to retreat from the area.
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