Syria TV has released footage of the moment its Damascus studio captured an Israeli strike on the Syrian Defense Ministry. A news presenter for the channel ran for cover on Wednesday, after Israel launched an attack on the government building behind the news studio as she was doing a live broadcast. Israel said the strike was part of a campaign to protect Syria’s Druze religious minority.
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Syrian TV news presenter runs for cover as Israeli strikes hit Defense Ministry building

Syria TV has released footage of the moment its Damascus studio captured an Israeli strike on the Syrian Defense Ministry. A news presenter for the channel ran for cover on Wednesday, after Israel launched an attack on the government building behind the news studio as she was doing a live broadcast. Israel said the strike was part of a campaign to protect Syria’s Druze religious minority.
 
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