"The planes of the Israeli occupation struck the General Staff building in Damascus for the second time," the TV channel reported, the explosion was shown on the air.
Shortly before that, the IDF announced a strike on his entrance gate.
Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz on Wednesday threatened "painful blows" if the Syrian government does not stop attacking the Druze community in the Suwayda region in the south of the republic.
The Druze are an ethno confessional group of Arabs in the Middle East, they practice Druze.
Conflict with the Druze
On Sunday, information appeared about an attack by armed gangs on Druze settlements in the province of Suwayda in southern Syria and the closure of the highway connecting it with Damascus. Druze self-defense units joined the battle to protect the civilian population.
On Tuesday, Damascus announced the deployment of troops and Interior Ministry forces to the affected areas. The purpose of the operation was called cleansing from illegal formations. Fierce fighting continues.
According to the Syrian Ministry of Defense, more than 30 people were killed during the clashes, over 100 were injured, and 20 fighters of the Transitional Syrian government forces were also announced dead.
The authorities called on the parties to the conflict to cooperate and exercise restraint, stressing that further escalation would only increase the suffering of civilians.
On Wednesday, Druze community leaders in Israel announced the start of a mass strike in support of Syrian co-religionists, who, according to them, were attacked by government forces. ria.ru .
