Dramatic moment ‘Israeli airstrike' blitzes Syrian military HQ on LIVE TV sending news reporter fleeing in panic
It's the third day in a row that Israel has hit Syria where government security forces have clashed with local fighters in the southern city of Sweida.
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It's thought an Israeli airstrike hit a Syrian military HQ
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The news reporter fled in sheer panic
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Smoke rises from a building after strikes at Syria's defense ministry in Damascus, Syria
Credit: Reuters
The apparent Israeli occupation airstrike targeted the Ministry of Defence building in the centre of the capital Damascus, reports claim.
As the news reporter is presenting, a fiery explosion is captured erupting in the backdrop.
The camera then shakes, before the news reporter jumps out of her seat to safety.
A massive grey smoke cloud is captured billowing behind her following the strike.
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The Israeli army hit near the entrance to the Syrian Ministry of Defense in Damascus before targeting the same site several hours later with a larger strike.
Israel has also launched a series of airstrikes on convoys of government forces in southern Syria since the clashes erupted a few days ago.
Syria's Defence Ministry had earlier blamed militias in the Druze-majority area of Sweida for violating a ceasefire agreement that had been reached Tuesday, causing Syrian army soldiers to return fire.
It said they were adhering to rules of engagement to protect residents, prevent harm, and ensure the safe return of those who left the city back to their
homes
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Meanwhile, reports of attacks on civilians continued to surface, and Druze with
family
members in the conflict zone searched desperately for information about their fate amid communication
blackouts
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A rebel offensive led by Islamist insurgent groups ousted Syria's longtime despotic leader, Bashar Assad, in December, bringing an end to a nearly 14-year civil war.
Since then, the country's new rulers have struggled to consolidate control.
The primarily Sunni Muslim leaders have faced suspicion from religious and ethnic minorities, whose fears increased after clashes between government forces and pro-Assad armed groups in March spiraled into sectarian revenge attacks.
Hundreds of civilians from the Alawite religious minority, to which Assad belongs, were killed.
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