Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus | |
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Part of 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hamas war, Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war, Israel–Hezbollah conflict and the Iran–Israel proxy conflict | |
Location | 33°30′14.0″N 36°15′37.6″E / 33.503889°N 36.260444°E |
Target | Iran's Damascus consulate building |
Date | 1 April 2024 c. 17:00[1] (UTC+3) |
Executed by | Israel[2][a] |
Outcome | Building destroyed, targeted people and civilians killed |
Casualties | 16 killed[3][4]
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On 1 April 2024, Israel conducted an airstrike on the Iranian embassy complex in Damascus, Syria, destroying the building housing its consular section.[5][1][6] Sixteen people were killed in the strike, including eight officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and two Syrian civilians.[3][4] The airstrike took place during a period of heightened tension between Israel and Iran, and amidst the Israel–Hamas war and the Israel–Hezbollah conflict.
Numerous countries and international organizations condemned the attack. On 13 April 2024, Iran retaliated against the attack with missile and drone strikes in Israel,[7][8][9][10] stating that it was targeting the military base from which Israel had launched the attack.[11]
Tehran's attack targeted the Nevatim airbase, an Iranian army official said on Sunday, alleging that this is where Israel's early April strike on the Iranian consulate was launched from.
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