Israel’s Air Force said on Monday it had struck Hezbollah intelligence assets near Damascus in an attack on key infrastructure in Syria that Syria said had targeted civilian sites.“Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters has a branch in Syria, which includes an independent intelligence gathering, coordination, and assessment network,” the Israeli military said in a statement, expanding on the Air Force’s post on X.Syria’s defense ministry earlier said Israel targeted civilian sites south of the capital and had caused some damage.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Syrian state news agency SANA said that initial reports indicated the strike had hit the Sayyeda Zeinab area. There were no immediate reports of casualties.Sayyeda Zeinab, a stronghold of the Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah and site of a major Shia shrine, has been the target in previous strikes.Israel has ramped up strikes in Syria since the Oct. 7 attack by militant