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Civilians Targeted: Israeli Airstrikes Hit Residential Areas in Syrian Capital

BEIRUT (Sputnik) - Israeli aircraft hit the central Mazzeh district of the Syrian capital of Damascus, Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Thursday.
Another strike hit a residential building in the Qudsaya district, the news agency said.
Since October 1, Israel has been conducting a ground operation against Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, while launching airstrikes not only on Lebanese territory but also on Syria.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have also targeted infrastructure along the border between the two Arab countries, claiming it is used for supplying weapons Hezbollah, as well as regularly striking Damascus.
In October, the Israeli military also attacked the Iranian Saba Machinery Manufacturing Plant in the industrial town of Hesya in Syria's Homs province, along with many other targets.
Civilian infrastructure has also been targeted in the attacks. For instance, an airstrike on a residential building in the Sayyidah Zaynab area in the Damascus suburbs on November 10 killed seven civilians, including women and children, and injured 20 others.
Building hit by an Israeli air strike in Damascus, Syria, Monday, April 1, 2024. The strike that demolished Iran’s consulate in Damascus killed two Iranian generals and five officers.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 04.11.2024
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