Iranian consulate airstrike in Damascus
2024 Israeli airstrike in Syria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 1 April 2024, an Israeli attack drone struck the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria. Sixteen people were killed in the attack.
Israeli attack against the Iranian embassy in Damascus | |
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Part of Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war, spillover of Israel–Gaza war (2023-2024) | |
Location | Damascus, Syria 33°30′14″N 36°15′36″E |
Target | Iranian embassy, Damascus |
Date | 1 April 2024 (2024-04-01) c. 17:00 (UTC+3) |
Executed by | Israel[1] |
Casualties | 16 victims[2]
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Of the sixteen people killed, seven IRGC soldiers, five Iran-backed militiamen, one Hezbollah fighter, one Iranian advisor, and two civilians included a high-ranking commander from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, and seven other IRGC officers.[3] Many delegations stated that any attack on diplomatic and consular premises breaks the rules in the charter of the United Nations as well as Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and other international laws.[4]
The attack drone happened during a time of increased tension between Iran and Israel, as well as ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza in which Israel has killed over 34,100 Palestinian people,[5] and between Israel and Hezbollah along the border.[6] Iran announced it would retaliate for the attack.
Syria's Foreign Minister, Faisal Mekdad, condemned the attack, calling it a "terrorist attack" that killed innocent people.
Officials from many other countries condemned the attack as well, including the Prime Minister of Iraq,[7] the Prime Minister of Spain,[8] the President of Nicaragua,[9] and the foreign ministries of Afghanistan,[10] Algeria,[11] Armenia,[12] Brazil,[13] Belarus,[14] China,[15] Cuba,[16] Egypt,[17] Indonesia,[18] Jordan,[source?] Italy,[19] Kazakhstan,[20] Kuwait,[21] Lebanon,[22] Libya,[23] Malaysia,[18] Maldives,[24] Mauritania,[25] Norway,[26][27] Oman,[28] Pakistan,[29] Qatar,[30] Russia[31] (who called it a "political killing"[32]), Saudi Arabia,[33] South Africa,[34] Sierra Leone,[35] Tajikistan,[36] Tunisia,[37][38] Turkey,[39] United Arab Emirates,[40] Uzbekistan,[41] Venezuela,[42] and Vietnam.[43] The Foreign Ministry of Kyrgyzstan expressed concern.[44]