The Syrian state news agency SANA reported that Israeli fighter jets attacked several targets in southern Damascus and in the area of ​​the city of Sayda Zeinab at around 17:18 in the evening. According to a military source, the strikes were carried out from the Israeli Golan Heights and affected both areas near the international airport and areas south of the capital, where a number of Iranian military facilities are located.

Shortly after the airstrikes, messages appeared on Syrian and international social media claiming that Israeli special forces had landed in central Damascus. These reports remain unconfirmed: official Syrian sources do not comment on such reports, and there are no details about the location and possible targets of the landing.

However, Syrian social media and local sources reported an explosion in a residential building in the south of the capital, which was allegedly linked to the presence of high-ranking members of the Lebanese group Hezbollah and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The house was reportedly used to house military specialists and, possibly, to coordinate the actions of pro-Iranian forces in Syria.

Some Israeli sources claim that the attack destroyed a Hezbollah and Iranian intelligence center in the Syrian capital. The strikes continue a series of Israeli attacks on Iranian infrastructure in Syria, which the Israeli military says is aimed at preventing Tehran and its allies from increasing their presence in the region.

Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shiite organization founded in the 1980s with the support of Iran, combining military and political activities. Hezbollah's main goals are to protect Lebanon's Shiite population and oppose Israel. The military wing has fought in conflicts, including the Syrian Civil War on the side of Bashar al-Assad's government, and periodically clashes with Israel. Hezbollah's political wing is represented in the Lebanese parliament and influences the country's domestic politics. The organization is designated as a terrorist organization by a number of countries, including the United States and the EU, but it enjoys support among some of the Lebanese population due to its social programs and advocacy for Shiites.