DAMASCUS [Syria]: The Syrian Defense Ministry on Friday claimed that eight Syrian soldiers were wounded in an Israeli airstrike near Damascus. The Times of Israel, citing the Syrian state-run broadcaster, said the attack "came material damage. Israeli warplanes fired their missiles over the Golan. According to the Syrian Arab News Agency, the Syrian Defense Ministry said areas of the capital Russian state media TASS quoted Dubai-based Al Hadath TV as saying that the attack targeted a base of the Lebanese Shia militia, Hezbollah, located southwest of Damascus International Airport, on April 1. 13 people were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Iranian Consulate in Syria, following which Iran fired missiles and drones at Israel, most of which were intercepted by the Iron Dome. According to the Post, Israel and a coalition of US-led allies including Britain and France, following the development, US media reported that Israel had launched airstrikes against Israel overnight, after which Iran fired air defense batteries and shot down the flight. Ceased operations. Several citations including Tehran, Shiraz and Isfahan were later withdrawn. There was no official confirmation by Israel authorities on the reported retaliatory strike. Meanwhile, the US Defense Department said a drone strike in Syria in 2023, initially said to have successfully targeted an al-Qaeda leader, actually killed a farmer, The Washington Post reported by the Pentagon. The report comes from a summary of an internal investigation released on Thursday (US local time).