TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel on Wednesday conducted airstrikes in downtown Damascus, the Syrian capital.

The Israeli military said the targets included Syria's military headquarters in Damascus as well as another military target near the Syrian presidential palace.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz posted a video on X of a TV news live shot in Damascus in which a building is seen exploding behind the presenter. "The painful strikes have begun," Katz wrote.

Syria's Health Ministry said one person was killed and 28 injured from the strikes.

The strikes came amid ongoing tensions in southwest Syria, home to the minority Druze, whose community straddles the border between Israel-occupied Golan Heights and Syria. The Syrian military joined Bedouin militias in clashes against the Druze.

Israel struck the Syrian military there on Monday and Tuesday in what they said was an effort to protect the Druze and keep the Syrian side of the border demilitarized.

Earlier Wednesday, U.S. special envoy to Syria Tom Barrack said the administration condemned the violence in southern Syria's city of Sweida and called on all parties to de-escalate and negotiate a ceasefire.

>https://www.npr.org/2025/07/16/nx-s1-5469794/israel-strikes-damascus-syria

>>1420521 (OP) (Cont)
OTHER SOURCES:
>https://www.foxnews.com/world/israel-strikes-syrias-military-headquarters-regime-clashes-druze-civilians
>https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/clashes-resume-syrias-druze-city-sweida-after-ceasefire-announcement-2025-07-16/
>https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/world/middleeast/israel-syria-damascus-strikes.html
>https://abcnews.go.com/International/israel-strikes-syrian-military-headquarters-idf/story?id=123797480

>>1420521 (OP)
>New Israeli War Dropped
And there's Trumpy's chances of a Nobel Peace Prize dropped down the toilet

>>1420523
Nah, he'll join this one too and Netanyahu will use it as another example of how he deserves one.

>>1420521 (OP)
Which American company benefits from this?

>>1420580
Lockheed Martin
Northrop Grumman
RTX Corporation
Boeing
General Dynamics
BAE Systems
Textron
CACI International
Honeywell Internationaal

>>1420582
Thanks, I'll avoid investing in these companies

>>1420580
>Which American company benefits from this?
>BAE Systems
I guess that's why Trump hasn't imposed tariffs on UK : it would be rather embarrassing for the Department of Defense to have to pay more - when they don't need to: 'DOGE' and all that - to one of their biggest suppliers: British Aerospace Systems.

Ata a boy Net & Ya-Hoo. You're doing more to harm the Jews than I did. Be seeing you soon

>>1420582
I have a 24-year-old nephew who's about to graduate with a boxer's degree in mechanical engineering. There isn't much prospect for a job except in these companies. He's thinking about it, and he's told me that he doesn't drop the bombs he just helps design them

>>1420663
Not a boxers degree you stupid voice to text. Bachelor!

>>1420663
>There isn't much prospect for a job except in these companies.
That's complete bullshit. Look harder.

>>1420587
Lockmart's stock has been eating shit lately you're not missing out

>>1420521 (OP)
Donald promised on the campaign trail to increase the number of wars in the middle east. America is strongest when Israel goes over our head to do what they want. That's what I voted for: he's just keeping his promise.