Israel's military carried out an airstrike Thursday on a residential building on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus that it said was a command center of the militant group Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Israel on Thursday launched an airstrike on a building in Damascus, according to Syrian state media. It is understood that the attack targeted an area known to house Palestinian leaders, killing at least one person.

An Israeli airstrike targeted a building in an upscale neighborhood, destroying an apartment that neighbors said had been vacant for years.