DAMASCUS: At least one missile fired by the Israeli army targeted the Damascus suburb of Kafr Souseh overnight, according to early reports from the state news agency SANA on Sunday, severely damaging a residential structure and Many people were killed or injured.

Around midnight, Damascus and its surrounding areas were bombarded by missiles launched from the captured Golan Heights. The agency reported that at least one "hostile" projectile directly targeted a multi-storey residential building, despite Syrian air defenses being active.

A Syrian military source told SANA that at least five people, including a soldier, were killed and 15 other civilians were wounded in the attack. The source also said that the "Israeli aggression" resulted in the "destruction of many civilian homes" and other "material damage".

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In keeping with their established policy of keeping information about private operations outside Israel, the Israel Defense Forces have not acknowledged the strike.

However, since 2011, Israel has launched "hundreds" of bombings and missile strikes against Syria, claiming a preemptive right of self-defense against Iran. Syria has protested the raids several times, alleging that they violate its sovereignty, but to no avail.

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Sunday's missile barrage is the first significant strike since a series of devastating earthquakes in northern Syria killed thousands less than two weeks ago.

With rescuers arriving from around the world, much attention has been focused on neighboring Turkey, which experienced devastating death and destruction.

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The government in Damascus blames Western sanctions, a long US-led economic blockade, and the country's occupation for exacerbating the crisis and hindering relief efforts in the case of Syria, where only a select few nations have stepped in to help. is extended.