Israeli Strike' Hits Area Near Syria's Capital, State Media Says DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Initial reports following a loud explosion near Damascus say an Israeli strike targeted the Sayeda Zeinab area, Syrian state media SANA said on Monday.

Israel's Air Force said on Monday it had struck Hezbollah intelligence assets near Damascus in an attack on key infrastructure in Syria that Syria said had targeted civilian sites.

The military said the attacks were meant to reduce the transfer of weapons and intelligence from Iran through Syria to Hezbollah, the armed group in Lebanon.

Israel's military said its air force struck the intelligence headquarters of Hezbollah's Syrian branch in a strike on Damascus on Monday, an attack a war monitor said killed two people.