DAMASCUS: Israeli airstrikes on Syria’s northern province of Aleppo late last night killed more than 40 people, most of them soldiers, according to news agencies and local media reports.

The attacks at about 1:45am local time on Friday targeted several areas in Aleppo’s countryside, Syria’s Ministry of Defense said.

It said a number of civilians and military personnel were killed and property was damaged after Israel carried out the strikes, according to Syria’s state news agency SANA.

Source: Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA