From Reuters.

An Al Jazeera reporter shields himself while live on air as a large explosion hit a building behind him in Damascus, Syria.

Israel launched powerful airstrikes in Damascus, blowing up part of the defense ministry and hitting near the presidential palace as it vowed to destroy government forces attacking Druze in southern Syria and demanded they withdraw.

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