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Shortly before 10 p.m. Monday night, an Israeli airstrike reportedly struck a residential building in Syria. This is not the first time that Israel, officially neutral in the Syrian Civil War (though they oppose Iran’s presence in the country), has struck Syria.
At approximately the same time, another Israeli bomb struck the house of Bahaa Abu al-Atta, leader of Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of terrorist cell Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). The blast killed him and his wife, injuring three others.
Residential building got hit following the recent #Israeli airstrike in #Damascus pic.twitter.com/iYRjog15BW
— Majd Fahd ?? (@Syria_Protector) November 12, 2019
In Gaza, PIJ has declared that they will retaliate strongly following the death of their leader. They claim their action will “shake the Zionist entity to its core“.
Home Front Command, an Israeli defense force, has announced that for public safety, schools and many workplaces will close on Tuesday in Gaza and the surrounding region.
Israel Targets PIJ in Damascus
This missile is just one of several that the nation has fired toward Syria’s capital city Monday night. Syrian air defense was successfully able to shoot down a missile over Darayya, a district in southern Damascus. Reports of at least one explosion have also come out of Al-Mazza, a district in the southwest region of the city.
Syrian State TV has reported that one of the strikes hit Al-Mazza Airbase in Damascus. Another independent journalist has revealed video footage of the aftermath of what he purports to be a residential building targeted by an Israeli missile. The bombing has led to casualties and injuries, with initial reports estimating two dead and six more wounded. The attacked building reportedly is near the Lebanese Embassy.
Breaking video emerges aftermath of the recent #Israeli airstrike that targeted on of the residential buildings in the capital. pic.twitter.com/HerD1uK09K
— Majd Fahd ?? (@Syria_Protector) November 12, 2019
Footage has shown a large portion of the building aflame and Syrians battling the blaze.
#UPDATE: Pictures showing burning ruins of building in downtown Damascus, Syria after reports of an Israeli airstrike causing casualties that also coincided with the assassination of the leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad Al-Quds Briagdes in eastern Gaza https://t.co/9XgTnPOsC6
— ELINT News (@ELINTNews) November 12, 2019
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