(250716) -- DAMASCUS, July 16, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A damaged car is seen after Israel struck the Syrian Army General Command and the Defense Ministry compound in Umayyad Square in central Damascus, Syria, July 16, 2025. Israeli warplanes intensified their air campaign across southern Syria on Wednesday, striking the Syrian Army General Command headquarters and the presidential palace area in central Damascus.
The Syrian health authorities said one civilian was killed, and 18 others injured in the strikes on the capital, which included at least five separate air raids targeting central Damascus. (Str/Xinhua)
