Two people have been killed in an Israeli strike on southern Syria, the official Sana news agency reported, citing a military source.

According to the NGO Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the strike targeted the service centre of a foundation affiliated with pro-Iranian groups including Lebanon’s Hezbollah.

The strike was near Sayyida Zeinab, which is home to an important Shia sanctuary and is defended by pro-Iranian militias and the army.

“At around 11:40pm, the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial assault from the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting a number of positions in the southern region, killing two people and injuring a soldier,” the Sana report said.

It said Syrian air defence had also shot down some missiles, without giving further details. The Observatory, however, said that three people were killed in the strike, including an elderly woman, with another 11 injured. It had initially reported one death.