Five Reported Dead Following Israeli Air Attack on Damascus - Videos

CAIRO (Sputnik) - At least five people were killed as a result of the Israeli air attack on the Syrian capital of Damascus, which happened overnight, state media reported.

In addition to the dead, there are several injured, some in critical condition, according to reports.

Meanwhile, a Damascus hospital official told local media that the bodies of at least three dead were brought to the medical facility following the rocket attack. There were also two injured people.

Some reports suggest that the death toll may be higher, as may as 12 people. The Israeli military has not commented on the incident.

Meanwhile, multiple photos and videos, purportedly showing the aftermath of the rocket strike are circulating online.

SANA publishes photos of damage caused to an arts institute in Damascus by last night's IAF strike. pic.twitter.com/VoCnQ3hg1J

— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) February 19, 2023

Video of the suspected Israeli attack against a building Kfar Sousah in southern #Damascus last night pic.twitter.com/cf94GRMugg

— Michael A. Horowitz (@michaelh992) February 19, 2023

#Israel targeted a seven-story residential building in a densely populated civilian compound in the heart of Damascus, Syria. What Iranian positions are you referring to? pic.twitter.com/EKBymXOJBe

— Majd Fahd 🇸🇾 (@Syria_Protector) February 19, 2023

Earlier, a source in the city police told Sputnik that a residential building in the Kafar Sousah district of Damascus came under Israeli strikes on Saturday night.

A Sputnik correspondent reported that strong blasts were heard in the Syrian capital. Syria's state media reported that air defense systems were repelling a rocket attack over Damascus and that the "Israeli aggression" resulted in several injured and dead.