Israel carried out an air strike on the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, targeting what the military said was a command centre belonging to the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad, used to direct 'terrorist activities' against Israel.

The Israeli Air Force on Thursday conducted strikes on a command center of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror organisation in Damascus, the Israel Defence Forces said. The IDF said that the command center was used to “plan and direct terrorist activities” by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad against Israel.

Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed the Israeli Air Force conducted an air strike in Damascus on Thursday, following reports from a war monitor that an Israeli raid had killed one person in Syria's capital.

Media outlets in Israel, quoting Syrian sources, said Israeli aircraft struck the building on the edge of the Syrian capital. View on euronews

The Israeli Air Force carried out an attack on a building in Damascus. Tel Aviv claims it housed the headquarters of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The target of the attack, as reported by Reuters citing sources in the Syrian security services,

Israel's military on Thursday launched an air strike on a residential building on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus that it said was a command centre used by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group.