{"id":262364,"date":"2025-07-16T18:05:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T17:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/israel-launches-strikes-on-damascus-as-sectarian-violence-flares-in-southern-syria\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T18:05:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T17:05:29","slug":"israel-launches-strikes-on-damascus-as-sectarian-violence-flares-in-southern-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/israel-launches-strikes-on-damascus-as-sectarian-violence-flares-in-southern-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel launches strikes on Damascus as sectarian violence flares in southern Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/LbQl0qC4-dg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Israel launches strikes on Damascus as sectarian violence flares in southern Syria\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LbQl0qC4-dg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Missile strikes collapsed four floors of the Syrian defence ministry on Umayyad Square in Damascus on Wednesday. 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