The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said five of its members were killed in an Israeli attack on the Syrian capital, Damascus.
Syrian regime-run media SANA said the attack on Saturday took place in the Mazzeh neighbourhood. It said “Israeli aggression” targeted the building.
In an earlier statement, the IRGC said identified the people killed as Hojjatollah Omidvar, Ali Aghazadeh, Hossein Mohammadi and Saied Karimi, without sharing their ranks.
Later, the IRGC confirmed a fifth member of the force also died after succumbing to his wounds, naming him as Mohammad Amin Samadi, Iranian state media reported.
International war monitor groups reported that 10 people were killed in the Israeli strike
Foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said Tehran would respond “at the appropriate time and place”, and condemned “an escalation in aggressive and provocative attacks” by Israel.