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Israel conducts airstrike on edge of Syrian capital, three reported hurt
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Posted on March 13, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on March 13, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Israel's airstrike near Damascus targeted an alleged Islamic Jihad command center, injuring three civilians. Islamic Jihad denies the claim.
DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Israel carried out an airstrike on the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, targeting what the military said was a command centre belonging to Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad.
Syria's state news agency said three civilians had been hurt, including a woman who was in critical condition, and that the building was at the edge of Damascus.
A nine-second video released by the Israeli military, purportedly showing the airstrike, captured what appeared to be an explosion at the edge of a building followed by thick plumes of smoke.
The military said the command centre was used to plan and direct "terrorist activities" by Islamic Jihad against Israel.
Islamic Jihad spokesperson Muhammad al-Haj Musa denied the targeted building was a command centre, writing on Telegram that it was an empty house.
Two Syrian security sources, without providing details, told Reuters that the target was a Palestinian.
(Reporting by Maya Gebeily, Khalil Ashawi, Alexander Cornwell, Tala Ramadan and Yomna Ehab, Editing by Bernadette Baum and Timothy Heritage)
The main topic is Israel's airstrike on Damascus targeting an alleged Islamic Jihad command center.
The airstrike targeted a building claimed to be an Islamic Jihad command center.
Three civilians were reported injured, including a woman in critical condition.
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