An Israeli strike on a residential constructing within the Sayeda Zainab district south of the Syrian capital Damascus killed seven civilians on Sunday, the Syrian defence ministry stated, within the second such assault in lower than every week.
The fatalities included ladies and youngsters, with 20 individuals additionally injured, the ministry stated in a press release.
There was no instant remark from Israel, which stated final week that its air power had struck intelligence belongings of the Iranian-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in the identical space.
Sayeda Zainab, a stronghold of Hezbollah and the location of a significant Shi’ite shrine, has been the goal in earlier strikes. The closely garrisoned space close to the shrine can be a well-known stronghold of Hezbollah, which is one among Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s chief allies.
Israel has ramped up strikes in Syria because the October. 7 assault by militant group Hamas on Israel in 2023 and significantly because the escalation of the Israel-Hezbollah battle.
Syrian and Western intelligence sources say Israeli assaults in Syria have killed scores of Hezbollah and pro-Iranian militia fighters based mostly across the jap outskirts of Damascus and to the south of town.
