Israel allegedly strikes twice in Syria, at least two killed

Sky News Arabic reported that the alleged targets of the missile strike were Iranians.

 A view shows a damaged building after, according to Syrian state media reports, several Israeli missiles hit a residential building in the Kafr Sousa district, Damascus, Syria February 21, 2024 (photo credit: REUTERS/SANA/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)
A view shows a damaged building after, according to Syrian state media reports, several Israeli missiles hit a residential building in the Kafr Sousa district, Damascus, Syria February 21, 2024
(photo credit: REUTERS/SANA/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)

Alleged Israeli airstrikes targeted Damascus twice within a matter of hours on Wednesday, with at least two people killed in the strikes, according to Syrian reports.

The first strike targeted an apartment building in the Kafr Sousa neighborhood of Syria's capital on Wednesday morning, with at least two deaths reported in the strike.

The Kafr Sousa neighborhood is known for having a heavy presence of Iranian militias, with the Syrian Capital Voice news site reporting that Iranian militias used parts of the targeted building as a headquarters.

 Workers and people stand near a damaged building after, according to Syrian state media reports, several Israeli missiles hit a residential building in the Kafr Sousa district, Damascus, Syria February 21, 2024 (credit: REUTERS/FIRAS MAKDESI)
Workers and people stand near a damaged building after, according to Syrian state media reports, several Israeli missiles hit a residential building in the Kafr Sousa district, Damascus, Syria February 21, 2024 (credit: REUTERS/FIRAS MAKDESI)

There were no Iranian casualties, Iran's semi-official Student News Network said.

The second strike targeted the Dimas area, northwest of Damascus, according to Syrian reports.

The Kafr Sousa area has been targeted several times in the past in alleged Israeli attacks.

Last February, five people were killed in an alleged Israeli strike in the neighborhood. In 2008, Imad Mughniyeh, a senior Hezbollah leader, was assassinated by a car bomb in Kafr Sousa, with the US and Israel blamed for the attack.


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The strike on Wednesday comes a week and a half after the last alleged Israeli airstrikes reported in Damascus. A few hours before that strike, Syria's Defense Ministry claimed to have downed two drones launched from Israel toward the Damascus area.

The strike also comes a few days after the IDF struck sites belonging to the Syrian Army after projectiles were launched from Syria toward the Golan Heights.