Israeli Missile Strikes Building in Damascus; 5 Dead, Army Says

amman, jordan - An Israeli rocket strike early Sunday hit a building in the Kafr Sousa neighborhood in central Damascus, killing five people, witnesses and officials said. The rocket struck near a large, heavily guarded security complex close to Iranian installations.

The rare, targeted strike damaged several buildings in the densely populated district close to Omayyad Square in the heart of the capital, where mu