An Israeli airstrike killed two Lebanese nationals, including Hassan Jafar Qasir, the son-in-law of slain Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. The strike was conducted in the Mazzeh Western Villas neighborhood of Damascus, reports said citing a war monitor.
As per the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the Israeli strike on Wednesday hit the first floor of a three-storey building which was used by Hezbollah and Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps leaders. The offense killed three people, including two non-Syrians. At least four others were injured.
The Syrian Defense Ministry said three civilians were killed and three others injured in the strike. As per the ministry, the Israeli offensive was launched from the Golan Heights.
Nasrallah was killed in an Israel airstrike in Beirut on September 27.
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Wednesday’s attack is the second Israeli airstrike in the area this week. Israel had targeted another site on Tuesday morning, while killed three people, including a journalist. Nine others were injured.
