Israelis attack Damascus suburb killing Hezbollah leader

Damascus suburb hit by ‘Israeli strike targeting Hezbollah leader’ – reports

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RT,

20 December, 2015

Unconfirmed reports have alleged that Israeli rocket fire has destroyed a building in the Syrian capital’s eastern Jaramana district. Hezbollah-linked militant leader Samir Kuntar of the Palestine Liberation Front is claimed to have been the target.

Damascus radio station Sham FM has reported that Kuntar’s body was recovered from under the wreckage of the building.

 

iad tawil‏@IadArtwork

Most sources just confirmed death of Samir Quntar (including S.N.N), after his brother mourning him on Twitter.

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  4:37 PM - 20 Dec 2015
  
  
  
  
  Images from the scene show a collapsed multi-storey residential building, with lots of rubble on the ground. Vehicles parked nearby appear to have been completely destroyed.
  
  
  Rescue workers have been trying to pull out survivors from under the rubble, according to the footage.
  
  
   

  F1ea1337‏@F1ea1337
  #VID: #Damascus First footage from Syria media show destroyed building that was hit today in Jaramana. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaIGWFVW8g4 …
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Reuters cited Syrian state TV as saying that several people had been injured, after rockets launched by “terrorist groups”hit a building in the Jaramana district of Damascus.

It was not immediately clear whether the Lebanese Druze Kuntar (also spelled as Quntar), who is one of the most hated militant leaders in Israel, was killed or injured in the bombing, or if he was at the site at all.

 

Ivan Sidorenko‏@IvanSidorenko1

#Syria #Damascus #Jaramana #جرمانا Photo of the residential building that collapsed after being targeted.

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12:31 PM - 20 Dec 2015

Kuntar took part in a 1979 terrorist attack in Israel that killed four people. He spent 29 years in an Israeli jail, but was released as part of a prisoner exchange in 2008. Since then, Israeli media on multiple occasions claimed that the fighter had been killed, including during Israeli strikes on Syria. However, none of the reports have been confirmed.

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There are also conflicting reports regarding the course of events. Social media reports state that there was an Israeli airstrike on the residential area, while other reports have described the incident as terrorist mortar shelling.

 

Israel News Flash‏@ILNewsFlash

BREAKING: Unconfirmed reports of an IAF airstrike in #Damascus suburb killing Palestinian terrorist, Samir Quntar.

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1:52 PM - 20 Dec 2015

S.N.N: No Israeli raid,Samir Qintar isn't even in #Jaramana,Shells launched from southern Damascus,likely Hajr Aswad pic.twitter.com/c6GVUlnBSG

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Meanwhile, Syrian state TV said that at least two people had been killed in the attack.

 

Jewish Feed‏@JewishFeed

BREAKING: Syria state TV confirms 2 killed is Jaramana explosion near Damascus, Some claim it was an IAF strike.

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2:48 PM - 20 Dec 2015

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