Death toll from Israeli attacks in Syria rises to 20

Islamic Jihad mourns the loss of “a group” of militants in Damascus

Nov. 15 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The death toll due to the bombings carried out by the Israeli Army against the capital of Syria and its surroundings has risen to 20, as reported by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The organization, based in London and with informants in the country, has stated that ten people have died, including two children and a doctor, while 15 more people have been injured in an attack in the Maze neighborhood.

In addition, it has indicated that ten members of a pro-Iranian Palestinian group – Islamic Jihad – have been killed and six others have been injured in an attack against buildings located in Qudsaya, on the outskirts of the capital.

The Israeli Army confirmed that in the last few hours it had attacked “several military buildings” and “headquarters” of the Palestinian armed group Islamic Jihad in Syrian territory, noting that it also “supports” the Shiite militia party Hezbollah in the context of the fighting. in Lebanon “with the aim of harming Israel.

Subsequently, Islamic Jihad has confirmed that several of its militants have died in the attack: “We regret the loss of a group of the movement’s children in the immoral Israeli aggression that targeted the Syrian capital,” reads a statement collected by the Palestinian newspaper ‘Filastín’.

“This aggression reflects the Israeli military failure in confronting the resistance forces on the ground, especially in the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon,” he said, referring to the areas in which the Army of Israel is carrying out ground attacks.

Likewise, he has maintained that “the lies that the enemy is spreading that he targeted the movement’s headquarters and military centers are a mere fabrication of imaginary heroism, and we affirm that this attack will only increase our determination and resolve to continue the jihad and resistance”.

On the other hand, Iranian media such as the Tasnim agency have denied that Ali Larijani, an advisor to the supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, died in the Israeli attacks against Damascus.

Following the bombings, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his “deep concern about the prospect of a further escalation of violence” in an “extremely volatile region and an extremely volatile time.” “It warns that any miscalculation could lead to a broader conflict and asks those concerned to make every effort to avoid further escalation,” said its spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric, at a press conference.

Israel recognizes attacks on Syrian territory, arguing that it is acting to prevent the establishment of Iranian bases in the country and the sending of weapons to Hezbollah by the Iranian authorities, which support Damascus in the context of the war that broke out in 2011.

In recent weeks, it has carried out several air attacks on Syrian territory, arguing that it is acting to prevent the delivery of weapons to Hezbollah from Syria, in the midst of the invasion of Lebanon – unleashed on October 1 – and in the context of the fighting that has broken out. more than a year ago with the Lebanese group.