Israel carried out multiple airstrikes on the outskirts of Syria’s capital, Syrian state media said, as efforts to ease tensions between the neighboring countries showed little progress.

The strikes Wednesday hit in the vicinity of Al-Kiswah City, south of Damascus, where Israeli drones had earlier killed six Syrian soldiers, the state-run news agency Sana reported.

In Tuesday’s attack, soldiers were killed after discovering surveillance equipment. Israeli drones kept the site inaccessible until the next day, when Syrian troops used “appropriate” weapons to enter and recover the bodies, Sana said, citing a government source. Additional Israeli strikes followed.

At least 15 Israeli airstrikes took place Wednesday in different parts of the countryside of Damascus, targeting military sites

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