7 killed, 11 injured in Israeli strike on building used by Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Hezbollah members in Damascus

Seven people were killed and and 11 others injured in Israeli airstrike targeting a residential building in Damascus used by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards for meetings with Hezbollah.

According to a Times of Israel report, citing Syria’s state-run SANA news agency, Israeli warplanes launched three missiles from over the Golan Heights, targeting a residential and commercial building in the Mezzeh district of the capital.

In addition to the casualties, the strike caused “significant material damage,” the report added.

The report said that rescue forces are still working to extract people from under the rubble.

The Saudi news outlet Al-Hadath reported earlier that the target was a top Hezbollah official in the terror group’s Unit 4400, which is tasked with delivering weapons from Iran and its proxies to Lebanon.

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Earlier, AFP reported that Israel targeted a building frequented by senior Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah operatives.

AFP TV footage from the scene showed a building engulfed in smoke, with rubble and torn metal strewn on the ground.

About 20 cars were damaged by the falling debris, according to AFP.

Israel has been carrying out strikes against Iran-linked targets in Syria for years but has ramped up such raids since last year’s October 7 attack by Palestinian group Hamas on Israeli territory that sparked the Gaza war.

With inputs from agencies