Israeli Strike on Syria Kills Iranian Guards Officials - Reports
09:56 GMT 20.01.2024 (Updated: 13:50 GMT 20.01.2024)
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CAIRO/DAMASCUS (Sputnik) - One person was killed and three injured in an Israeli strike on a residential building in the Syrian capital Damascus, the director of Al Mouwasat Hospital in Damascus, Imam Amin, said on Saturday.
"One dead and three injured, including a woman, were admitted [to the hospital] as a result of an Israeli strike on a residential house," Amin was quoted by Syrian newspaper Al Watan as saying.
Two person killed by airstrike were information officers of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, according to information, obtained by AlMayadeen.
What is known so far about the alleged Israeli strike in Damascus, Syria?
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▪️ Two members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed as a result of an Israeli strike on Damascus, Al-Mayadeen reported, citing its sources.
▪️ The building destroyed in the strike was… pic.twitter.com/gDSH4uINiQ
The building hit by the strike consisted of four floors and was completely destroyed by the strike, Syrian media reported.
According to Syrian media, the most-likely Israeli strike targeted a building in the Mazzeh neighborhood of Damascus, while another outlet reported explosions heard throughout the city.
📹 Netizens share videos of the alleged Israeli strike on a residential building in Damascus, Syria pic.twitter.com/668PRqrzk1
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Iranian advisers to the legitimate Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad were reportedly using the building, which was "entirely flattened". Lately, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps confirmed the death of four military advisers.
Israel has a long record of attacking Iranian-linked targets in Syria, and its attacks have become even more ruthless after the recent escalation of the conflict with Palestine.