Israel strikes Syrian chemical weapons depot 'to eliminate risk'

's foreign minister said warplanes struck suspected facilities in .

Gideo Sa'ar said they attacked the sites so they wouldn't fall into the 'hands of extremists'.

At a briefing for media, Sa'ar said that Israel was acting as a precaution and attacked 'strategic weapons systems'. A senior Israeli official said airstrikes would persist in the next few days, according to The Times of Israel.

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