Israel strikes Syrian capital Damascus, military site near Homs
Al Jazeera
Air raids target the central Damascus neighbourhood of Kafr Sousa and a military facility in the west of the country.
Israel has launched air strikes on the Syrian capital, Damascus, and a military site near the western city of Homs, the authorities said.
The Israeli attacks on Thursday targeted the central Damascus neighbourhood of Kafr Sousa and a military site in the Homs countryside, killing one soldier and injuring seven other people, according to the Syrian Ministry of Defence.
The strikes caused “material damage”, the ministry said in a statement, but did not elaborate.
Earlier in the day, Syrian state media said explosions were heard in Damascus after Israel struck a residential building in Kafr Sousa.
Israel has not issued a statement as it typically does not comment on specific reports of strikes in Syria. The attack came as United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken is touring the region pushing for a halt to Israel’s war on Gaza.
