Raisi: 'Iran will not start war but will respond forcefully' - News. An adviser to Iran's Revolutionary Guard has been killed in an alleged Israeli attack in Damascus, a semi-official Iranian news site reported.

The Syrian army claims to have shot down a series of Israeli missiles launched from the Golan Heights that were targeting southern Damascus. According to Reuters online, news of an explosion near Damascus had already spread last night. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli army..