State-run Syrian Arab Information Company says TV anchor killed in Israeli assault on Syrian capital.
Three civilians have been killed and 9 others wounded in Israeli strikes on Syria’s capital Damascus, state-run media has reported.
The Syrian Arab Information Company (SANA) earlier reported that its tv anchor Safaa Ahmad was killed on Tuesday in “treacherous Israeli aggression” concentrating on the Syrian capital.
Footage posted on social media appeared to point out a automotive engulfed in flames on a road surrounded by residence blocks.
It was not clear if the presenter was among the many three civilian casualties referred to by state media.
Israel’s Ministry of Protection and navy didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
The reviews of Israeli strikes on the Syrian capital got here as its military began “limited, localised, and targeted” ground raids in neighbouring Lebanon in a serious escalation of its offensive concentrating on the armed group Hezbollah.
Israeli assaults killed not less than 95 folks and wounded 172 others throughout Lebanon on Monday, in response to Lebanese authorities.
In his first tackle since Israel’s killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, the group’s deputy chief Naim Qassem stated on Monday that its forces had been “ready and prepared” for a floor invasion.
“We’ll win, simply as we gained in our confrontation with Israel in 2006,” Qassem stated in a video message.
The spillover of combating into Lebanon and Syria has stoked fears that the warfare in Gaza may escalate right into a broader regional battle.
On Monday, United States President Joe Biden known as for an instantaneous ceasefire in Lebanon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu final week rejected proposals for a ceasefire with Hezbollah after the US, the European Union, Australia and various different international locations issued a joint name for a 21-day pause in combating.
“We’re persevering with to strike Hezbollah with full power,” Netanyahu instructed reporters as he arrived in New York to attend the United Nations Common Meeting.
“And we won’t cease till we obtain all our targets, chief amongst them, the return of the residents of the north securely to their properties.”
