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15 Killed in Israeli Bombing of Damascus

CrossFireArabia
November 14, 2024

At least 15 people were killed and 16 others injured in an Israeli airstrike in the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, local media reported.

News soon went viral on the social media with the attacks on Damascus in broad daylight that continues on daily basis.

Women and children were among the victims in the attack that targeted residential buildings in Al Mazzeh and Qudssaya neighborhoods in Damascus, the state news agency SANA reported.

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SANA said Israeli warplanes carried out the attack from the direction of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

The news agency said Syrian air defenses also intercepted a “hostile projectile” in Homs in central Syria.

It did not specify if Israel was behind the incident.

There was no immediate Israeli comment on the report.

On Nov. 5, the Israeli army said that its fighter jets had targeted Hezbollah weapons warehouses in Al-Qusayr city in western Syria.

Israel, which rarely comments on military operations, has conducted airstrikes in Syria since 2011, focusing on Iranian and Syrian forces and Hezbollah targets according to Anadolu.

The latest airstrikes highlight continuing regional tensions amid Israel’s military offensives in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.

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Israeli Planes Bomb Apartment Building in Damascus

CrossFireArabia
October 8, 2024

Israeli planes bombed an apartment building in Damascus, Tuesday night with a violent explosion rocking the area.

The report of the bombing is trending on the social media with images of the building that was bombed.

The Syrian Defense Ministry reported seven civilians were killed and 11 injured in Israeli strikes targeting a residential building in the Al Mazzeh district of the Syrian capital according to the Quds News Network.

As of last Syria has been bombed almost nightly by Israeli planes.

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Israeli Missiles Kill Syrian TV Anchor

CrossFireArabia
October 1, 2024

Israeli warplanes kill three people in an attack on Damascus, Monday night, it is being reported on news websites and trending on the social media.

One of those killed was Safa Ahmad who worked in the Syrian state television in a attack that hit the Mezzeh neighborhood in Damascus.

The International Federation of Journalists condemned the attack on the female journalist. It stated on its website that it joins with its affiliate, the Syrian Journalists’ Union (SJU) in condemning “the heinous killing, and reiterates that the perpetrators of the deadliest conflict for journalists must be tried before the International Criminal Court, as international law requires that journalists are considered civilians and combatants are obliged to ensure their safety.”

Syrian observers report that Syrian State media "Arab TV" (belonging to Assad Government) journalist Safaa Ahmed has been killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) after a targeted strike against her car, after she completed her live report on Israeli bombings in Syria and… pic.twitter.com/FJLqkADYVy
— آبَوو مهـدِي (@publicInfo0) October 1, 2024

The Syrian capital was subjected to three missile strikes, Monday night, and the death of the anchor was subsequently reported by her employer, the Syrian State Television.

This war has been deadly for journalists. On 24 September Hadi Sayed and Kamel Karaki were killed in Lebanon whilst on 30 September Wafaa Al Udaini was killed in Gaza, making her journalist number 174 to be targeted and killed in the Strip.