(250716) -- DAMASCUS, July 16, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Smoke is seen near the Syrian presidential palace and the Syrian Army General Command headquarters in Damascus, Syria, on July 16, 2025. Israeli airstrikes hit the Syrian presidential palace area and destroyed parts of the Syrian Army General Command headquarters in the capital Damascus in an intensified attack on Wednesday, according to local media and eyewitnesses.
The strikes were reportedly aiming against Syria's interim authorities for the clashes with the Druze community in Sweida province in southern Syria. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)
