Israeli Airstrikes Hit Syria’s Damascus, Kill 15, Injure Dozens In Residential Areas

Last Updated:November 14, 2024, 20:26 IST

Israeli airstrikes hit Damascus, killing 15 and injuring 16. It said it was targeting assets linked to Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

Smoke rises as people gather at a damaged site after what Syrian state news agency said was an Israeli strike in Damascus suburb of Mazzeh, Syria. (IMAGE: REUTERS)

Fifteen people were killed and 16 injured in Israeli attacks on a number of residential buildings in suburbs of the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, state news agency SANA reported, citing a Syrian military source.

The buildings are located in the suburbs of Mazzeh and Qudsaya, both west of the capital, the SANA report said.

Israeli army radio said the targets of the attack in Damascus were a headquarters of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad and what it described as other assets, without elaborating.

Israel has been carrying out strikes against Iran-linked targets in Syria for years but has ramped up such raids since last year’s Oct. 7 attack by Palestinian group Hamas on Israeli territory that sparked the Gaza war.

Commanders in Lebanon’s Hezbollah armed group and Iran’s Revolutionary Guards based in Syria have been known to reside in Mazzeh, according to residents who fled after recent strikes that killed some key figures from the groups.

Mazzeh’s high rise blocks have been used by the authorities in the past to house leaders of Palestinian factions including Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

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