The Israeli occupation steps up attacks against Syria as it takes more measures as part of its expansionist ambitions in the Arab country’s south.
An Israeli air strike was reported on the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Thursday, with occupation military claiming it targeted command center belonging to the Palestinian resistance group, the Islamic Jihad.
Videos and photos circulated on social media showed an explosion at the edge of a building followed by thick plumes of smoke.
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Israel just bombed Damascus, Syria.
An Israeli airstrike targeted the headquarters of the Islamic Jihad movement in the Syrian capital a short while ago according to the Israeli Army Radio. pic.twitter.com/Rc3DuPytRE
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Reuters news agency quoted two Syrian security sources as saying that the target was a Palestinian person. The agency added that it was not immediately clear if there were any casualties.
Syria’s state news agency said the building was located at the edge of Damascus.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation has been attempting to strengthen ties with residents of southern Syria, especially the Druze community.
Media reports said on Thursday that the Israeli occupation has sent 10,000 humanitarian aid packages to Syria’s Druze community, as a delegation of Druze clerics prepares to visit a pilgrimage site in the occupied territories on Friday for the first time since the occupation of Palestine in 1948.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry said an aid, including basic goods such as oil, flour, salt, and sugar, was delivered to the conflict-affected southern province of Suwayda.
On the other hand, a Druze source said that “a de,” legation of dozens of Druze clerics will visit Israel on Friday adding that it follows an invitation from the Druze community in the occupied territories.
Following the collapse of former president Bashar Al-Assad’s regime, the Israeli occupation destroyed most of the Syrian Army’s capabilities and occupied the demilitarized zone in southern Syria, including its strategic heights and fresh water sources.
The Zionist regime has been also expanding contact channels with the residents of those areas, especially with the Druze community, offering financial incentives by securing job opportunities in the occupied territories.
Such moves aimed at linking the economy of the Syrian south to the occupation authorities, and at strengthening the Israeli control over this region, by all means.
Source: Agencies
