According to the Syrian state news agency Sana, there were dead and injured in a rocket attack by the Israeli army on residential buildings in the Syrian city of Damascus on Sunday night. Sana referred to a security source that initially gave no information on the number of dead and injured.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported 15 dead, including civilians. Accordingly, the Israeli attack occurred near an Iranian cultural center. A residential building was destroyed. Correspondents for the AFP news agency in Damascus heard loud explosions followed by ambulance sirens.
According to the dpa news agency, Syrian television showed images of destroyed buildings and reported that the headquarters of Iranian militias had been hit in the capital. The headquarters of a Syrian division was attacked near Damascus. It was the heaviest air raid since the beginning of the year. The Israeli military did not comment for the time being.
Since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes against the neighboring country. These are aimed at Syrian government troops, Iran-backed units and the Shia Hezbollah militia.
Accessed on 02/19/2023 at 01:10