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A rescue team gathered near the building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike.
On Thursday, Israel carried out airstrikes on the Syrian capital Damascus and its surrounding areas. Among them, 15 people died and 16 were injured. The Syrian government agency SANA gave this information.
Two buildings were attacked in the Mazeh neighborhood of Damascus and the suburb of Qudsaya. The basement of a five-story building in Majeh was severely damaged by the missile.
The Israeli army said it targeted the positions of the Islamic Jihad Organization. According to the military, the organization was involved in attacks alongside Hamas on October 7, 2023, during which more than 1,200 Israeli civilians were killed and 250 people were taken hostage.
Security officials investigate a building destroyed by an Israeli strike in Damascus, Syria.
So far, more than 3,000 deaths in Lebanon. Also in Lebanon, 3,365 people died and 14,344 were injured in Israeli airstrikes. The Israeli military said it attacked more than 300 targets in Lebanon last week.
4 days ago, Hezbollah fired 165 rockets into Israel. On Monday, Hezbollah attacked Israel with more than 165 rockets. Seven people, including a child, were injured in this attack in Bina, in northern Israel. Apart from this, the city of Galilee was also targeted in this attack. 55 rockets were fired here.
While Hezbollah fired 90 rockets into the city of Haifa. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Hezbollah fired 80 rockets at Haifa for the first time. Most of them were shot in the air. Secondly, 10 rockets were fired.
The Israeli army destroyed Hezbollah’s rocket launchers hours after the Haifa attack.
Israeli residential buildings were also damaged in the attack.
Israel took responsibility for pager and walkie-talkie attack after 54 days
Israel took responsibility after 54 days for the serial explosions that took place in the pager (communication device) of Hezbollah members in Lebanon on September 17. Prime Minister Netanyahu admitted Sunday that he approved the attack on the grounds of Israel’s security.
Netanyahu’s spokesperson Omar Dostri told the AFP news agency: “During the cabinet meeting held on Sunday, Prime Minister Netanyahu confirmed that he had ordered the pager attack in Lebanon. However, Omar did not give detailed information about this attack.
According to the Times of Israel, Netanyahu said the defense agency and senior officials were against the pager attack and the operation to kill Nasrallah, then Hezbollah leader. Despite opposition, I gave direct orders for the attack.
A spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said the pager attack in Lebanon had been approved by Netanyahu.
More than 3,000 people injured in pager attack
Around 40 people linked to Hezbollah were killed in a pager explosion on September 17 and a walkie-talkie attack on September 18. More than three thousand people were also injured.
On September 27, after giving a speech at the UN, Netanyahu gave authorization to attack Hezbollah’s headquarters in Lebanon with an 80-ton bomb from his hotel room. Twenty hours later, Hezbollah confirmed Nasrallah’s death.
According to the New York Times, Israeli leaders had known Nasrallah’s location for several months. They had planned to attack him a week in advance. In fact, Israeli officials feared that Nasrallah would move to another location within a few days.
In such a situation, they had very little time to attack him.
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Israel killed Hezbollah commander Salim in Syria: Salim killed the Lebanese Prime Minister 20 years ago by detonating a 3,000 kg bomb.
The Israeli army killed a Hezbollah commander, Salim Jamil Ayyash, in an airstrike. According to the Times of Israel, Salim was hiding in Al-Qusayr, a Hezbollah stronghold in Syria. Besides Salim, 8 other people were killed during the Israeli army attack. here.