Martyrs, injuries in Israeli attack on civilian building in Syria
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The Israeli occupation continues escalating its aggression against Syria, targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure in Damascus particularly.
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Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike targets a residential building in Mezzeh neighborhood, Damascus, October 2, 2024 (Social Media)
Three civilians were killed and three more were injured in the latest Israeli aggression targeting a residential building in the Mezzeh neighborhood in Damascus, Syria's Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent had reported two fatalities and a number of injuries in an initial toll of the Israeli airstrike.
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— sarah (@sahouraxo) October 2, 2024
Israel is now dropping bombs on residential areas in Syria’s capital city of Damascus. pic.twitter.com/4K5Pi9LFfF
On October 1, Syrian air defenses intercepted Israeli missile strikes near the capital, Damascus, overnight, marking the third such attack in recent nights, according to Syria's state news agency, SANA.
Explosions were heard repeatedly in the area as the Israeli occupation forces targeted locations around Damascus.
The Syrian air defense systems successfully intercepted most missiles aimed at western Damascus, particularly in the direction of the Mezzeh neighborhood. However, the strikes led to casualties, with the Syrian Defense Ministry stating that three were killed and 9 others injured as a result of the Israeli aggression.
Journalist Safaa Ahmad was killed in the aggression.
#WATCH | Circulating footage of a car burning following the Israeli aggression on #Damascus. pic.twitter.com/aWVI5htSLc
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 1, 2024
'Israel' escalates aggression in region
This latest strike comes amid an escalation of Israeli attacks on various regions in Syria, coinciding with increased Israeli aggression on Lebanon. Tensions have been particularly high along the Syrian-Lebanese border, where Israeli aircraft launched attacks near Lebanese areas in the country's east.
The sounds of explosions and anti-aircraft fire were also reported in areas such as al-Qusayr, Jousiyah, Qalamoun, and Kfeir Yabous near the border, extending to the northern countryside of Quneitra, near Mount Hermon, parallel to Lebanon's western Beqaa region.
In a separate incident on Saturday, an Israeli airstrike killed a man and his wife when their home in Beit Saber, located in Mount Hermon in the Damascus countryside, was hit.
This surge in Israeli air raids continues to provoke regional instability, with both Syria and Lebanon bearing the brunt of the aggression that targets any and every country that is supporting Gaza in the face of the ongoing genocide.
