Israel carried out an air strike on the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, targeting what the military said was a command centre belonging to the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad, used to direct 'terrorist activities' against Israel.

Israel carried out an air strike on the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, as its defence minister threatened Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed the Israeli Air Force conducted an air strike in Damascus on Thursday, following reports from a war monitor that an Israeli raid had killed one person in Syria's capital.

A powerful explosion was reported Monday near Syria’s Tartus port as unidentified aircraft, suspected to be Israeli, flew over the coastal

In a nine-minute video released by the Israeli military which captured the purported airstrike, it showed an explosion at the edge of a building followed by thick plumes of smoke.

Media outlets in Israel, quoting Syrian sources, said Israeli aircraft struck the building on the edge of the Syrian capital. View on euronews

Israel's military on Thursday launched an air strike on a residential building on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus that it said was a command centre used by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group.

Israel on Thursday launched an airstrike on a building in Damascus, according to Syrian state media. It is understood that the attack targeted an area known to house Palestinian leaders, killing at least one person.