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Israel airstrike on Syria, 15 dead: 16 injured, Israel says – it targeted Islamic Jihad Organization bases

A rescue team gathered near a building destroyed by Israeli airstrikes.

On Thursday, Israel carried out airstrikes on the Syrian capital Damascus and the surrounding area. In which 15 people died and 16 people were injured. Syrian government agency SANA has given this information.

Two buildings were attacked in the Majeh area of ​​Damascus and in the Qudsaya suburb. The basement of a five-story building in Majeh was badly damaged by a missile.

Israel's military said it had targeted Islamic Jihad Organization bases. According to the military, the organization was involved in an attack along with Hamas on October 7, 2023, which killed more than 1,200 Israeli civilians and took 250 hostages.

Security officials inspect a building destroyed by an Israeli strike in Damascus, Syria.

More than 3 thousand people have died in Lebanon so far Also in Lebanon, 3,365 people were killed and 14,344 injured in Israeli airstrikes. The Israeli military said it had struck more than 300 targets in Lebanon in the past week.

4 days ago Hezbollah fired 165 rockets at Israel Hezbollah attacked Israel with more than 165 rockets on Monday. Seven people, including a child, were injured in the attack in the northern city of Bina, Israel. Apart from this, the city of Galilee was also targeted in this attack. 55 rockets were launched here.

When Hezbollah fired 90 rockets on the city of Haifa. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Hezbollah fired 80 rockets at Haifa for the first time. Most of them were destroyed in the air. The second time 10 rockets were fired.

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The IDF destroyed a Hezbollah rocket launcher hours after the attack on Haifa.

Israeli residential buildings were also damaged in the attack.

Israel claimed responsibility for the pager-walkie-talkie attack 54 days later

Israel has claimed responsibility for a series of explosions on pagers (communication devices) of Hezbollah members in Lebanon on September 17, 54 days later. Prime Minister Netanyahu admitted on Sunday that he authorized the attack out of concern for Israel's security.

PM Netanyahu confirmed at a cabinet meeting on Sunday that he had ordered the pager attack in Lebanon, Netanyahu's spokesman Omar Dosti told news agency AFP. However, Omar did not elaborate on the attack.

According to the Times of Israel, Netanyahu said the Defense Agency and senior officials were against the pager attack and the operation to kill Nasrallah, then head of Hezbollah. Despite protests, I gave direct orders for the attack.

A spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said Netanyahu had approved the pager attack in Lebanon.

More than 3 thousand were injured in Pager attack

A pager blast on September 17 and a walkie-talkie attack on September 18 killed around 40 people linked to Hezbollah. More than three thousand people have also been injured.

On September 27, after giving a speech at the UN, Netanyahu authorized an 80-ton bomb attack on Hezbollah's headquarters in Lebanon from his hotel room. 20 hours later, Hezbollah confirmed Nasrallah's death.

According to the New York Times, Israeli leaders had been aware of Nasrallah's location for several months. They had planned their attack a week in advance. In fact, Israeli officials feared that Nasrallah would shift to another location within days.

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In such a situation they had very little time to attack them.

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