Iran says Israeli airstrike killed senior commanders in Syria

DIPLOMATIC BUILDING IN DAMASCUS. RAF SANCHEZ HAS MORE. >> Reporter: TONIGHT THE FIERY AFTERMATH OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE A TARGETED STRIKE IN SYRIA. SMOKE AND FLAMES BILL LOGUE FROM AN IRANIAN DIPLOMATIC BUILDING IN DAMASCUS. DEBRIS SCATTERED ON THE STREET. IRAN SAYS THE BLAST KILLED TWO GENERALS AND FIVE OFFICERS FROM ITS REVOLUTIONARY GUARD, AND IT'S BLAMING ISRAEL AND VOWING REVENGE. ISRAEL NOT COMMENTING. IRAN IS A PRIMARY BACKER OF BOTH HEZBOLLAH AND HAMAS. AS FEARS GROW OF A WIDENING CONFLICT OUTSIDE GAZA, WHERE TODAY ISRAEL ANNOUNCED THE END OF WHAT IT CALLS A TWO-WEEK COUNTERTERROR RAID ON AL SHIFA HOSPITAL, LEAVING BEHIND A TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION. ISRAEL SAYS HAMAS USED THE HOSPITAL AS A BASE AND THAT ISRAELI COMMANDOS KILLED 200 MILITANTS AND CAPTURED SENIOR HAMAS OPERATIVES. THE U.S. SAYING HAMAS IS HIDING AMONG CIVILIANS. >> HAMAS SHOULD NOT -- SHOULD NOT BE OPERATING OUT OF HOSPITALS. BUT AS WE'VE ALSO SAID, WE DO NOT WANT FIREFIGHTS IN A HOSPITAL. >> Reporter: THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS AT LEAST 21 PATIENTS DIED DURING THE ISRAELI SIEGE. AND GAZA'S HAMAS-RUN HEALTH MINISTRY SAYS THEY FOUND BODIES OF CIVILIANS DECOMPOSING IN THE DIRT. AMONG THEM DR. AHMED MAKATNA ACCORDING TO HIS FAMILY AND PALESTINIAN MEDIA. A DEDICATED SURGEON, HIS COLLEAGUES SAID HE REFUSED TO LEAVE HIS PATIENTS BEHIND. >> HE OPTED TO STAY IN NORTHERN GAZA IN SHIFA

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Published: Tue Apr 02 2024