The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. November 5, 2024 Syria Blasts Israeli Airstrikes Near Damascus, Which Killed at Least 2 People ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Syria's government has condemned Israel for carrying out airstrikes on a civilian area south of the capital Damascus. On Monday, Syrian media reported two people were killed and five others wounded when Israeli warplanes launched an air attack from the direction of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israel's Air Force later claimed it had hit Hezbollah "targets" in Syria. .