An alleged Israeli missile strike hit a building in the Kafr Sousa neighborhood of central Damascus early on Sunday, near a large security complex in the vicinity of Iranian military installations, witnesses and an official source told Reuters.
Five people were killed, including a Syrian soldier, and 15 were wounded in the alleged attack, which a Syrian military source said came from the direction of the Golan Heights, Syrian state media outlet Sana claimed.
The strike also caused the "destruction of a number of civilian homes, and material damage to a number of neighborhoods in and around Damascus," the military source added.
استشهاد خمسة وإصابة 15 جراء عدوان إسرائيلي على نقاط في دمشق ومحيطها بينها أحياء سكنية2023-02-19#دمشق || #ساناhttps://t.co/FrY6YWjiT1 pic.twitter.com/fY1pJw04n0
— الوكالة العربية السورية للأنباء - سانا (@SanaAjel) February 19, 2023
Israeli military operations in Syria
Israel has conducted raids against Iran-linked military targets in Syria as the Islamic Republic further entrenches itself in the region.
The strike comes as Syria is still reeling from two earthquakes that tore through it and neighboring Turkey, killing tens of thousands of people.