Israeli warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes on the southern outskirts of Damascus on Wednesday evening, according to residents and local media. At least eight raids hit areas near the town of al-Kiswah, while other strikes targeted military sites in Jabal al-Mani near al-Harjleh, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
According to Xinhua, the attacks followed a drone strike a day earlier near al-Kiswah that killed six Syrian soldiers, an incident condemned by Damascus. Witnesses also reported intense Israeli aerial activity over Damascus, Daraa and Quneitra.
Israel has intensified strikes across Syria in recent months, with Damascus accusing it of expanding control in the occupied Golan Heights in violation of past agreements.
