TV anchor in Damascus runs for cover live on air as Israel launches airstrikes on Syria

A female TV anchor in the Syrian capital city of Damascus was seen running for cover mid-broadcast following a huge explosion in the background of the studio as Israeli forces bombed the country’s Defence Ministry and General Staff headquarters on Wednesday.

The video clip shared by Israeli Defence Minister, Israel Katz on X, showed the anchor reading news about the latest strikes by the Jewish nation on Syria.

Moments later, a massive explosion is heard with huge plumes of smoke and a giant fireball seen in a building in the background of the building where the studio is situated.

“The painful blows have begun,” the Israeli defence minister wrote in Hebrew as he shared the clip. The anchor escaped unhurt in the incident though.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said it struck near the entrance to the Syrian Ministry of Defense in Damascus.

The IDF confirmed that one of the main targets was the entrance to the Syrian regime’s military headquarters. Israel also launched airstrikes near the presidential palace.

These strikes come in response to the ongoing offensive by Syrian government forces against the Druze minority in southern Syria’s Sweida region, which borders Israel’s Golan Heights.

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