(Reuters) -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. The attacks targeted the central Damascus neighbourhood of Kafr Sousa and a military site in the Homs countryside,

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.

Air raids target the central Damascus neighbourhood of Kafr Sousa and a military facility in the west of the country.

An explosion was heard over Syria's Damascus early on Thursday, the state news agency said without providing f

Explosions were heard over Syria's Damascus early on Thursday after Israel launched strikes on the city, Syrian state media said. No further details were immediately available. Israel has been carrying out strikes against Iranian-linked targets in Syria for years,

Syrian state media said Israeli air strikes hit a residential area of Damascus and a military site in Homs Thursday, killing a soldier and wounding seven other people.

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