Israeli airstrikes target sites in western Syria, reportedly killing one

Attack follows announcement of indirect talks between Damascus and Israel aimed at reducing tensions between the longterm antagonists

Israeli airstrikes have struck western Syria, the Israeli military and Syrian state media have said, and reportedly one civilian has been killed in the first such attack on the country in nearly a month.

Earlier this month Damascus had announced indirect talks with Israel to calm tensions, and the US called for a non-aggression agreement" between the two countries, which are technically at war.