Israeli airstrikes target military facilities near Damascus
Damascus: Israeli airstrikes targeted military sites near Syria's capital, Damascus, hitting facilities in the Deir Ali area, according to local media reports. The Israeli military claimed the strikes were aimed at a Hamas weapons storage facility in the same region.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, reported that Israeli airstrikes also hit storage facilities linked to the First Division and Brigade 166 in Al-Kiswah, southern Syria. The attack triggered powerful explosions, causing fires at the targeted sites. However, the number of casualties and the extent of the damage remain unclear.
Israeli airstrikes on military sites in Syria have been a recurring pattern, often targeting weapons depots and positions linked to Iran-backed groups and Palestinian factions. Israeli officials have consistently stated their intent to prevent arms transfers to Hezbollah and other militant groups operating in Syria.
There was no immediate response from Syrian authorities regarding the attack.
Earlier in January, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz reaffirmed that Israeli forces would maintain an indefinite presence in Syria. During a visit to military posts at Mount Hermon, he stated that the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) would remain in the buffer zone indefinitely to ensure the country's security.
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Union minister Hardeep Puri's daughter moves Delhi HC over allegations of links with Epstein
New Delhi (PTI): Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri's daughter has moved the Delhi High Court for the removal of "false" and "defamatory" social media content linking her to convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The lawsuit by Himayani Puri is likely to be heard in the high court this week.
In her lawsuit seeking Rs 10 crore as damages and an order to restrain several entities from disseminating defamatory content, Himayani Puri said there was a "coordinated and malicious online campaign" to link her to Epstein and his crimes.
She also sought an unconditional apology and retraction from the defendant entities.
"Commencing on or around 22.02.2026, a series of false, misleading and defamatory posts, articles, videos and digital material were published, disseminated and amplified across social media and intermediary platforms including inter alia X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, digital news portals and other web-based publications," the plea said.
Himayani Puri asserted that she is an accomplished finance and investment professional, who is being targeted solely because she is Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Puri's daughter.
According to her lawsuit, the defendants disseminated "baseless imputations" that Himayani Puri maintained direct or indirect business, financial or personal network links with Epstein.
The allegations are entirely false, malicious and devoid of factual foundation, the plea said.
