Israeli strikes on the Syrian capital Damascus and a military site near the western city of Homs early on Thursday killed one soldier and injured seven, the Syrian defence ministry said.

Gaza Israeli air strikes on Syria's capital Damascus and a military site near the western city of Homs on Thursday killed a soldier and wounded seven others. The strikes targeted two different locations in the Kfar Sousa neighbourhood of Damascus at 3:40am local time,

The Israeli regime launched strikes on Syrian capital Damascus early on Thursday, the Syrian state media said, the latest such attack amid the war in Gaza.

Israeli airstrikes targeted the Syrian capital, Damascus, and a military site near Homs on Thursday, killing one soldier and injuring seven others, according to Syria’s defense ministry. The strikes, which also caused material damage, hit the Kafr Sousa neighborhood of Damascus and a military site in the Homs countryside.

Gaza An Israeli air strike destroyed a section of the main highway linking Syria and Lebanon on Tuesday, transport sources said, in the latest attack on areas widely regarded as supply lines for Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

Syria's defence ministry said two civilians were killed in an Israeli strike on a vehicle on Monday afternoon in the Mazzeh district of Damascus, home to embassies and security headquarters.