(17 Jul 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Damascus, Syria - 17 July 2025 1. Various of damaged Syrian Defense Ministry building 2. Syrian flag, torn from the strikes 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammed al-Ali, specialist in Middle Eastern studies: "The Israeli occupation seeks to undermine international peace and stability through its brutal bombardment of multiple areas in central Damascus. This brutal bombardment constitutes a violation of four articles of the United Nations Charter, the