Five people were killed on Saturday in an Israeli strike targeting a building in Damascus that was hosting a "meeting of leaders close to Iran," according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 

The Observatory reported, "Israeli targeted with a missile of a 4- storey building resulted in the killing of five individuals." It also led to "the complete destruction of the building, which was hosting a meeting of leaders close to Iran." 

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— العربية (@AlArabiya) January 20, 2024