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Israel launches 2nd airstrike on Syrian capital within hours

In a recent development, Israel conducted its second missile attack on areas southwest of the Syrian capital of Damascus. The war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that Israel targeted sites belonging to Iranian militias in the areas. The attack also resulted in rocket shells being launched in Beit Jinn in the western countryside of Damascus, near the border with the occupied Golan Heights.

The Sham FM radio, a pro-government media in Syria, said that air defences intercepted missiles in the southern and southwestern countryside of Damascus. Eyewitnesses in the Mazzeh neighbourhood of Damascus reported a thundering sound similar to that of an earthquake when the Israeli strike occurred.

Earlier on Wednesday, an Israeli missile attack hit a residential building in the Kafar Sousah neighbourhood in Damascus, resulting in the deaths of two civilians. The observatory suggested that the attack in Kafar Sousah was an assassination attempt targeting individuals associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

While Israel has frequently carried out missile strikes on Syrian targets, hitting residential areas is unusual and indicates an assassination attempt. This incident follows a similar attack on January 20, during which five IRGC officers were killed in a missile strike on the Western Mazzeh Villas neighbourhood in Damascus.

The war monitor and local media reported that Israel conducted its second missile attack on areas southwest of the Syrian capital of Damascus within hours. The attack targeted sites belonging to Iranian militias in the areas and resulted in rocket shells being launched in Beit Jinn in the western countryside of Damascus. Eyewitnesses reported a thundering sound similar to an earthquake during the Israeli strike. The attack also resulted in the deaths of two civilians in the Kafar Sousah neighbourhood in Damascus. This incident has raised concerns as it is unusual for Israel to hit residential areas, indicating a potential assassination attempt.

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