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Islamic Jihad denies its leaders were in Damascus building hit in alleged Israeli strike
A spokesman for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad tells Reuters that no members of their group were wounded in an alleged Israeli strike in Damascus, following reports that some were at the bombed-out building.
Unsourced Hebrew and Arabic media reports had said that PIJ leader Akram al-Ajouri had also been killed in the strike.
???? Netizens share videos of the alleged Israeli strike on a residential building in Damascus, Syria pic.twitter.com/668PRqrzk1
— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) January 20, 2024