Israeli strikes on Damascus and a Syrian military site near the city of Homs killed one soldier and injured seven people, the Syrian defence ministry has said.

The attacks targeted the central Damascus neighbourhood of Kafr Sousa, as well as a military site in the Homs countryside, according to the ministry.

The strikes caused “material damage”, the ministry said, without elaborating further.

It followed reports that explosions were heard in Damascus after Israeli strikes targeted a residential building in the south west of Syria’s capital.

Israel does not comment on specific reports of strikes in Syria.