An Israeli strike on a residential building in the Sayeda Zainab district south of the Syrian capital Damascus killed seven civilians on Sunday, the Syrian defence ministry said, in the second such attack in less than a week.

The observatory say the strikes targeted two headquarters of Syrian regime forces frequented by members of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group

The Israeli military has intensified its strikes on Syria since it launched its war on Hezbollah in neighbouring Lebanon

Israel’s airstrikes on Aleppo and Idlib have sparked an outcry from Syria, with both Iran and Russia expressing outrage. As tensions escalate, could this lead to a new phase of regional conflict? Syria accuses Israel of inflicting heavy casualties.