Lebanese media have reported at least 17 Israeli airstrikes have hit Beirut overnight in one of the most intense nights of bombing the capital has seen in recent weeks. Elsewhere, Syria's defence ministry says one person has died after an Israeli strike on Damascus.

Israel has been carrying out strikes against Iranian-linked targets in Syria for years, but it has ramped up raids since last year's October 7 attack on Israel by Palestinian militant group Hamas, which sparked the Gaza war.

(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.

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.

October 21, 2024 Syrian media reports that an Israeli airstrike targeted a vehicle in the Mazzeh neighborhood of the capital, Damascus. The attack is said to have resulted in casualties, though specific details regarding the individuals involved or the extent of the damage remain unclear.

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel launched strikes on the Syrian capital Damascus and a military site near the western city of Homs on Thursday, the Syrian defence ministry said, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken toured the region pushing for a halt to fighting.