The Syrian General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums said an Israeli airstrike that occurred overnight from Saturday to Sunday damaged artefacts in the territory of the ancient citadel of Damascus, transmits RIA News”.
Moreover, according to the Syrian side, great destruction was recorded at the Institute of Applied Arts and the Institute of Archaeology. All belong to educational institutions.
“The Israeli attack on and around Damascus today at dawn caused great damage to the Technical Institute of Applied Arts in the Citadel of Damascus and to the cultural center of Kafr Souss,” the agency said in a statement. a statement.
Earlier it was reported that at least five people, including a Syrian soldier, were killed in an Israeli Air Force missile attack on the southwestern areas of Damascus. This is stated in the statement of the command of the Syrian armed forces, transmitted by the agency. SANA .
“The Israeli adversary carried out an air assault against Syria on Sunday, at 00:22 a.m. – reported in a document quoted by the TASS agency. “Rockets were fired from the airspace above the occupied Golan Heights at some locations in and around Damascus.”
“Five people were killed, including a soldier, and 15 other citizens were injured,” the statement said. “Some of those taken to hospital are in serious condition.”
In addition, Al-Hadath TV channel representing the United Arab Emirates reported that an Israeli rocket hit a building southwest of Damascus, which housed a dormitory for Shia militants. According to the channel, the strike was also carried out on a radar station in Al-Suwayda, in southern Syria.
