Damascus, May 2 (UNI) Israeli fighter jets carried out airstrikes early Friday on a site near the official residence of the Syrian president in central Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Loud explosions were heard across wide areas of the capital, though there were no immediate reports of casualties.

Israeli aircraft were also reportedly seen reconnoitering over Damascus shortly after the strikes. The raid marks the latest in a series of Israeli operations in the country.

The new interim government in Syria has yet to comment on the attack near the presidential palace, which is the first of its kind.

The Israeli military has not officially commented on the latest strikes, in keeping with its usual policy of ambiguity regarding operations in Syria.

The attack came amid heightened violence between Druze groups and government-aligned forces in Druze-majority areas in southern Syria, which has left over 100 people dead in recent days, fueling concerns of further destabilization.

According to the Observatory, Israel has conducted 47 attacks on Syrian territory since the beginning of 2025, killing at least 33 people.

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