Syria: Zionist Air Force Targets Scientific Research Building in Damascus
Zionist Air Force aircraft carried out an airstrike on Wednesday targeting the vicinity of the Scientific Research Building in Syria.
The Syrian Arab News Agency reported that 'Zionist airstrike targeted the vicinity of the Scientific Research Building in the Masaken Barzeh neighborhood in Damascus."
It added that "A Zionist air strike targeted the outskirts of Hama city."
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