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Israeli strike in Damascus kills 15, destroys building

BEIRUT: An Israeli missile strike early Sunday killed 15 people and destroyed a building in a Damascus neighborhood, home to much of Syria's security apparatus, a war monitor said.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strike, which hit close to an Iranian cultural center, had killed 15 people including civilians.

DEADLIEST SO FAR A handout picture taken and released on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, by the official Syrian Arab News Agency shows a damaged building following an Israeli missile strike where 15 people were killed in Damascus. AFP PHOTO