/damage command no longer launches fireballs

Try running the following command on chat in 1.20.4 and 1.20.5 respectively.

/execute summon fireball run damage @s 1 generic by @p

In 1.20.4, the summoned fireball would fire in the direction the player was facing, which was a useful behavior for mapmaking.
But in 1.20.5, this behavior has been removed. The fireball fails to take damage and stays where it was summoned.