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New explosions were reported in Damascus on February 21 afternoon, a few hours after an alleged Israeli attack on the Syrian capital.
Syria’s pro-government Sham FM radio claims air defenses intercepted several Israeli missiles over areas south and southwest of the capital, Damascus.
Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based pro-opposition monitoring group, said that a fresh series of Israeli strikes hit positions of Iranian-backed forces in the town of Al-Dimass and other areas located to the west of the capital.
In the morning, a strike hit a multi-storey building in Kafr Sousa. The neighborhood, which is located in the southwestern part of Damascus, hosts residential buildings, schools and Iranian cultural centers and lies near a large, heavily-guarded complex used by security agencies.
The official Syrian Arab News Agency said that Israeli fighter jets fired missiles at the building from over the occupied Golan Heights, quoting a Syrian military source. Two civilians are reported dead and another injured in the attack.
Iran’s semi-official Student News Network later reported that the Israeli attack did not kill any Iranian nationals or military advisers.
Israel has significantly escalated its attacks on Syria since the outbreak of the war in the Gaza Strip, hitting Syrian military positions and targeting members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its affiliates.
War-torn Syria has largely refrained from responding to Israel’s repeated attacks in an attempt to avoid a dangerous confrontation.
