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The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad said Israel targeted the house of one of Islamic Jihad Akram Ajuri in the Syrian capital on Tuesday, killing one of his sons.Syrian state media earlier reported that at least two people were killed and six wounded in an attack in the early hours that targeted a building in Damascus, without saying who had been targeted or who had carried out the attack.

An Islamic Jihad official confirmed it was the same incident in which the home of political leader, was struck.

In a statement, Islamic Jihad blamed the attack on “the Zionist criminal enemy”.

Also on Tuesday, Israel killed a top commander of the Islamic Jihad in a rare targeted strike in the Gaza Strip, accusing him of carrying out a series of cross-border attacks and planning more.

Syrian state media identified the building as a civilian home located near the Lebanese embassy in Mezzah, a western district of the capital that is home to Damascus University and many foreign embassies.