Israel strike on Damascus building kills one

Israel’s military launched an airstrike targeting a residential building on the outskirts of Damascus, claiming it was a command center for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group. The military stated that the facility had been used to orchestrate attacks against Israel and warned of further military action against Palestinian factions operating within Syria.

The attack took place in Dummar, a suburb northwest of the Syrian capital. According to reports from a war monitoring organization, at least one person was killed in the strike. Israel’s Defense Minister issued a warning, stating that Syria’s new president would face continued airstrikes if terrorist activities against Israel were organized from within the country.

A member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad who was at the site claimed that the targeted building was the residence of the group’s leader, Ziad Nakhaleh. However, he stated that the apartment had been unoccupied for years and that Nakhaleh was not in Syria at the time. It remains unclear where Nakhaleh is currently located, but he is believed to split his time between Lebanon, Iran, and Syria.

Meanwhile, Syria’s state news agency confirmed that an Israeli airstrike had hit a residential building near Damascus but provided no further details on the incident.