Rise in death toll after Israeli air raid on Syria’s capital
An Israeli strike on a residential building south of Damascus killed seven civilians – the second such attack in less than a week. The fatalities in the Sayeda Zainab district included women and children with 20 people also wounded, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement.
There was no immediate comment from Israel, which said last week that its air force struck intelligence assets of Hezbollah in the same area.
Iran calls to expel Israel from UN after Syria strike
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, said that Tehran “strongly condemned the aggressive attack carried out today by the Zionist regime against a residential building” in the Damascus area.
Baghaei called for measures against Israel, including “an arms embargo” and its “expulsion from the United Nations”.
Earlier, Syria’s official SANA news agency reported an “Israeli aggression targeting a residential building in the Sayyida Zeinab” area, home to a major Shia shrine, killing at least seven people.
