Syrian air defences shot down Israeli missiles fired from the Golan Heights towards Damascus’ outskirts targeting a building in the countryside, Syria’s defence ministry said, Reuters reports.

Israel has been carrying out strikes against Iran-linked targets in Syria for years but has ramped up such raids since the Oct 7 attack by Hamas on Israeli territory.

On April 1, an Israeli strike targeted the Iranian embassy compound in Damascus, killing a senior commander in Irans Revolutionary Guards Corps as well as other military officers, triggering Irans first direct attack onto Israeli territory.

Israel has also been trading fire across its northern border with Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.