Eight Syrian soldiers were injured in an Israeli airstrike near Damascus

DAMASCUS: The Syrian Defense Ministry claimed on Friday that eight Syrian soldiers were injured in an Israeli airstrike near Damascus.

The Times of Israel quoted a Syrian state broadcaster as saying the strike caused “material losses.”

Israeli warplanes launched their missiles from above the Golan Heights at a location near the capital, the Syrian Defense Ministry said, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency.

Russian state media TASS also quoted Dubai-based Al Hadath TV as saying the attack targeted a base of the Lebanese Shiite militia, Hezbollah, located southwest of Damascus international airport.

An alleged Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Syria on April 1 killed 13 people, after which Iran rained a barrage of missiles and drones on Israel, most of which were averted with the help of an iron dome over Israel and a coalition of American forces. according to Washington-led allies, including Britain and France. After.

Following this development, US media reported that Israel carried out night airstrikes on Israel, after which Iran fired air defense batteries and halted flight operations in several cities including Tehran, Shiraz and Isfahan, which were later lifted. There was no official confirmation from Israeli authorities about the reported retaliatory attack.

Meanwhile, the US Defense Department said a 2023 drone strike in Syria that was initially said to have successfully targeted an Al-Qaeda leader actually killed a farmer, Washington Post reported from an internal summary research conducted by the Pentagon. released on Thursday (US local time).