Israel reportedly carried out air strikes on targets in Damascus and a military site near the western city of Homs early on Thursday, killing one soldier and injured seven.

Syrian government sources said the strikes caused "material damage" including to a residential building in the central Damascus neighborhood od Kafr Sousa.

While Israel does not comment on alleged operations in Syria, the Jewish state has been carrying out strikes against Iranian-linked targets in Syria for more than a decade as Iran has increased its presence since the Syrian civil war began in 2011.

Raids have also ramped up since last year's October 7 attack on Israel by Palestinian militant group Hamas, designated as “terrorist” by countries including the US and UK, which sparked the Gaza war.

Since then, Iran’s proxies around the region have been targeting the country from across its borders, including designated groups such as Yemen's Houthis and militias in Syria and Iraq.

Syrian state television on Monday reported a missile strike on a car in the Mazzeh area of Damascus. In a rare announcement, Israel’s military said the attack killed a Hezbollah commander responsible for weapons transfer from Iran.

The Israeli military announced on Wednesday that it was conducting raids on underground hideouts containing weapons belonging to Lebanese Hezbollah’s Radwan Forces.

The bunker had been part of the operation named :Conquer the Galilee,” a plot to replicate October 7 from Israel’s north by the group designated by countries including the UK and US.

“In the hideout, the troops located bunk beds, storage cabinets, food supplies, infrastructure for long-term stay, a large amount of equipment, weapons, and launch positions left behind by the terrorists,” the statement said.

Since October 8, Iran’s largest proxy, in allegiance with Hamas, has launched over 13,000 projectiles from Lebanon, causing 63,000 Israelis to be displaced from northern Israel. In south Lebanon, the fighting uprooted around 100,000 and since Israel’s ground invasion, has led to hundreds of thousands more fleeing the area.

“In recent days, the troops have located four enemy weapons storage facilities, some of which were placed in civilian homes,” the Israeli military added. “The storage facilities contained a large number of weapons, including AK-47 rifles, ammunition, rockets, mortars, shoulder-fired missiles, RPGs, and advanced anti-tank missiles.”