Syria announced overnight Thursday that the Israeli military carried out airstrikes on the outskirts of Damascus and deployed dozens of soldiers at a nearby military base.

Israel has launched hundreds of strikes across Syria following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime last December.

Local sources report Israeli operation in Kiswa, where six soldiers killed by Israeli drones strikes a day before.

Syria announced overnight Thursday that the Israeli military carried out airstrikes on the outskirts of Damascus and deployed dozens of soldiers at a nearby military base.

Operation at site near Damascus is deepest in Syrian territory since ousting of Bashar al-Assad last year