Syrian state media reported Israeli strikes on Monday near the Sayyeda Zeinab area south of Damascus, home to an important Shia sanctuary and guarded by pro-Iranian groups, including Hezbollah.“At approximately 5:18 pm (14:15 GMT), the Israeli enemy launched an air aggression from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights, targeting a number of civilian sites south of Damascus, which led to some material losses,” the official SANA news agency said, citing a military source.Mehdi Mahfouz, a 34-year-old resident of the area, said he “heard three successive explosions, one of which was very strong.”For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“Then I saw a large black cloud of smoke rising,” Mahfouz added. The blasts were heard in the neighboring Jaramana suburb of Damascus, according to an AFP photographer, as ambulances headed to the area.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, reported at least three strikes in the