The Syrian regime wants Ankara to return to the status quo of 2011, before the Syrian revolution and civil war.
The Zaynab shrine has served as a center of pro-Iranian activity since the Syrian civil war began in 2011, and as such has been targeted by other groups.
The IDF carried out artillery strikes against targets in Syria, according to a Damascus correspondent for the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Mayadeen new site, who reported Monday afternoon.
Syrian state media reported earlier on Wednesday that the country's air defenses had intercepted "hostile targets" over Homs, without giving further details.
One person is reported dead according to a Syrian human rights organization based in the UK.
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The strike killed Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a top commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), according to a report in Reuters, citing a security source in Lebanon.
The military commentator of the Saudi Al-Hadath channel, Asad Awad commented on the campaign in Israel's north and analyzed the IDF's tactics in the region
The Syrian dictator also expressed support for Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and compared the war between Israel and Hamas to that war, painting both Hamas and Russia as acting in self-defense.
Al-Watan said the foreign minister would discuss current developments, including Israeli attacks on Syria and the ongoing war in Gaza, and that he would travel onwards to Qatar.
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