Earlier in the day, media reported that an Israeli airstrike hit a building that belongs to the Iranian consulate general in Damascus and serves as the residence of the ambassador.
"At around 05:00 pm today [02:00 pm GMT], the Israeli enemy launched an air attack from the occupied Syrian Golan Heights on the Iranian consulate building in Damascus. Air defense forces were able to shoot down some missiles, the attack completely destroyed the building, killed or injured everyone inside," the ministry said, as quoted by the state-run SANA news agency.
Later, a Syrian security source told Sputnik that at least two people were killed as the result of an Israeli airstrike.
According to the Iranian ambassador, the building was attacked by F-35 fighters and 6 missiles. He noted that at least five military advisors from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed.
The Quds Force is a part of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) specializing in unconventional warfare and military intelligence operations. The force distinguished itself in the fight against terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria.