[News] Syria: Israeli Attack on Central Damascus Kills Five, Wounds 15

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Syria: Israeli Attack on Central Damascus Kills Five, Wounds 15February 19,
2023
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The aftermath of the Israeli attack on a residential building in central
Damascus on Feb 19, 2023. (Photo: SANA via Twitter)

*UPDATE: The Syrian Human Rights Observatory has updated the number of
Syrian victims as a result of the Israel attack tonight, putting it at 15
dead, including two women, in addition to many other injuries. *

At least one missile hit the Kafar Souseh neighborhood of Damascus
overnight, severely damaging a residential building and causing multiple
deaths and injuries, state news agency SANA reported early Sunday, blaming
the Israeli military.

A volley of missiles fired from the occupied Golan Heights targeted
Damascus and its surroundings around midnight, and even though Syrian air
defenses were activated, at least one of the “hostile” projectiles directly
hit a multi-story residential building, the agency said.

قصف إسرائيلي طال أكثر من 3 مناطق في #دمشق
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وريفها قبل قليل pic.twitter.com/XHOA4D91I2 <https://t.co/XHOA4D91I2>

— أنس المعراوي anasmaarawi (@anasanas84) February 18, 2023
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At least five people, including one soldier, were killed and another 15
civilians injured in the attack, a Syrian military source told SANA, adding
that the “Israeli aggression” led to the “destruction of a number of
civilian homes” and other “material damage.”

The Israel Defense Forces have not acknowledged the strike, in line with
their long-standing policy of not discussing operations outside the
country. However, citing a pre-emptive right to self-defense against Iran,
Israel has carried out “hundreds” of bombing and missile strikes against
Syria since 2011. Syria has repeatedly protested the strikes as a violation
of its sovereignty, to no avail.

Sunday’s missile strike is the first major attack since a series of
devastating earthquakes killed thousands of people in northern Syria less
than two weeks ago. The neighboring Türkiye, which suffered massive death
and destruction, received more attention and international aid, with
rescuers from around the globe flying in to help.

Israel just bombed a residential building in Damascus, Syria.

Is Israel competing with the earthquake? pic.twitter.com/fMuKmcadKj
<https://t.co/fMuKmcadKj>

— Kevork Almassian (@KevorkAlmassian) February 18, 2023
<https://twitter.com/KevorkAlmassian/status/1627074062920069121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>

In Syria’s case, only a few select nations come to its aid, with the
government in Damascus blaming Western sanctions and years of a US-led
economic blockade and occupation for exacerbating the crisis and hampering
relief efforts.

*(RT, PC)*


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