Roundup: Israel ramps up attacks on Syrian capital Damascus during senior Iranian official's visit

DAMASCUS, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Israel intensified its attacks on Syria on Thursday, hitting two residential neighborhoods in Damascus and areas on the Syrian-Lebanese border in the central province of Homs.

At least 15 people were killed and 16 others wounded when Israeli forces hit three residential buildings in the al-Mazzeh neighborhood west of Damascus on Thursday afternoon, according to the Syrian Defense Mi