From the Liveblog of
Thursday, November 14, 2024
IDF confirms striking Palestinian Islamic Jihad targets in Syria; 15 said dead
The IDF confirms carrying out airstrikes in Syria a short while ago, saying that it targeted several buildings and command centers belonging to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group.
The strikes are a “significant blow” to the Gaza Strip-based Palestinian terror group and its operatives, the military says.
Islamic Jihad carried out the October 7 onslaught alongside Hamas, and its operatives have also been involved in launching attacks on Israel from Lebanon, alongside Hezbollah.
מוקדם יותר היום, מטוסי קרב של חיל האוויר, בהכוונת פיקוד הצפון תקפו מספר מבנים צבאיים ומפקדות של ארגון הטרור הג׳יהאד האיסלאמי בסוריה>> pic.twitter.com/8XjXqleY2C
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) November 14, 2024
Syria’s Defense Ministry says that the strikes killed 15 people in the upscale Mazzeh district of Damascus and in the outskirts of the capital.
“The Israeli enemy launched an air aggression from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan [Heights], targeting residential buildings in the Mazzeh neighborhood of Damascus and the Qudsaya area in the Damascus countryside, killing 15 people and injuring 16 others,” the ministry says.
The Times of Israel Community.