Israel's airstrikes on Damascus have killed at least 15 people and injured 16 others, many of whom were women and children. The attack targeted residential buildings in the Mazzeh neighborhood and the Qudsaya area,

Fifteen people were killed in Israeli strikes on residential buildings in Damascus on Thursday, Syrian state media reported, and Israel said the attacks targeted military sites and the headquarters of the Islamic Jihad group.

A total of 20 people were killed and 21 others injured in Israeli airstrikes in and near the Syrian capital Damascus, as Israel launched attacks at targets on multiple fronts. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Thursday that strikes had hit buildings in two neighbourhoods in the Syrian capital Damascus,