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  16 Jul 2025, 20:30

One dead, 18 wounded in Israeli strikes on Damascus: Syria health ministry

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DAMASCUS, July 16, 2025 (AFP) - Syria's health ministry said a series of Israeli strikes targeting the army and defence ministry headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday killed one person and wounded another 18.

AFP correspondents said the strikes destroyed part of a four-storey building adjacent to the defence ministry, while the city's usually bustling Umayyad Square nearby was empty except for ambulances and military vehicles.