https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/ca64703d-6a1b-42aa-86db-78b6d86e5f37 Israeli fighter jets have carried out air strikes near the Syrian presidential palace in Damascus, targeting what the Israeli army described as a site “in the area near” the palace. A Syrian official told Reuters the target was about 100 metres east of the palace’s perimeter. In a joint statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said the strikes are a clear message to the Syrian government, saying: “We will not allow (Syrian) forces to deploy south of Damascus or any threat to the Druze community” The strike follows sectarian clashes south of Damascus between members of the Druze community and Sunni Muslim gunmen, triggered by a viral audio recording containing insults directed at Islamic religious figures. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:40:47 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/ca64703d-6a1b-42aa-86db-78b6d86e5f37 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.