Israel Launches attacks on Syrian defence ministry and near presidential palace

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The Israeli army has launched air attacks on the Syrian Defence Ministry and near the presidential palace in the capital, Damascus, as it continues strikes on Syrian forces in the southern city of Suwayda. The strikes come after Israel threatened to increase attacks if Syrian government forces are not withdrawn from the south of the country where there has been fighting between Druze and security forces. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Damascus while Nour Odeh reports from Amman. Ammar Kahf is the Executive Director of the Omran Center for Strategic Studies. He also joins us live from Damascus to discuss the latest developments. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Syria #Israel #SyriaUnrest #Damascus #GolanHeights #SyrianMilitaryHeadquarters #SyriaClashes #DruzeMinority #SyriaSecurityForces #SyriaSectarianViolence #Suwayda #AlJazeeraEnglish