Key Takeaways
- The Israeli strike targeted a residential building in the upscale neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria.
- The strike occurred in the Kafar Sousah neighbourhood, causing injuries and damage.
- The Israeli strike is part of a larger pattern of attacks in Syria, with sources indicating that residential areas are often targeted in assassination attempts.
Jerusalem: An Israeli missile strike hit a residential building in an upscale neighbourhood in the capital, Damascus, on Wednesday morning, state media and witnesses said.
State news agency SANA reported that the Israeli strike hit a residential building in the Kafar Sousah neighbourhood, but provided no further information.
Meanwhile, sources and eyewitnesses told Xinhua that the Israeli attack targeted a residential apartment near the Cham City Centre shopping mall and an Iranian school in Kafar Sousah.
The missiles hit the fifth and fourth floors of the building, with preliminary information indicating injuries.
Sources said Israeli missile strikes have become routine in Syria, and hitting residential areas usually implies an assassination attempt.
