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Israeli airstrike hits Syria’s defense ministry during live TV
On Wednesday, July 16, Israeli troops attacked the Syrian Ministry of Defense building in downtown Damascus. The moment of the explosion following the attack was broadcast live on a local TV channel.
The corresponding video was released by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on X.
Air strike on Damascus
החלו המכות הכואבות pic.twitter.com/1kJFFXoiua
— ישראל כ”ץ Israel Katz (@Israel_katz) July 16, 2025
The Israeli Defense Forces reported hitting the entrance to the Syrian Defense Ministry headquarters, but have not commented on the latest strike. Against the backdrop of regional tensions, it is known that Israel opposes Syrian government forces.
According to Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, the strikes will continue until the Syrian army leaves Sweida.
נגמרו האיתותים בדמשק - כעת יבואו מכות כואבות.
— ישראל כ”ץ Israel Katz (@Israel_katz) July 16, 2025
צה"ל ימשיך לפעול בעוצמה בסווידא להשמדת הכוחות שתקפו את הדרוזים עד לנסיגתם מלאה.
אחינו הדרוזים בישראל, אתם יכולים לסמוך על צבא ההגנה לישראל שיגן על אחיכם בסוריה. רה"מ נתניהו ואני כשר הביטחון נטלנו התחייבות - ונעמוד בה.
What we know about the conflict
The Israeli Defense Forces' strikes came after Syrian troops entered Siweida to quell deadly clashes between the Druze and Bedouin tribes. Nearly 100 people were killed in the clashes.
Footage showing a closer angle of today’s strikes by the Israeli Air Force against the Syrian capital of Damascus, which destroyed the Ministry of Defense and General Staff Headquarters in support of Pro-Assad Druze-majority militias in the Suwayda Governorate of Southern Syria. pic.twitter.com/Rx05lPzjJ4
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) July 16, 2025
Israel explained the strikes as a defense of the Druze minority, who have family ties to Israeli Druze and are suffering at the hands of the Syrian state. Israel warned Syria to withdraw its troops from the south; otherwise, the strikes will continue.
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