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Israel conducted an airborne landing on a former air defence base in the southwest Damascus countryside during a series of strikes on the area, but withdrew after the landing, Reuters reported citing two Syrian army sources.
The air defence base had been used by Iran during the rule of ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, according to Reuters.
Asked for comment on the strikes, an Israeli military spokesperson told Reuters: "We do not comment on foreign reports."
Six Syrian soldiers were killed in Israeli drone strikes in the Damascus countryside near the same area 24 hours earlier, according to Syrian state media. The Syrian foreign ministry had condemned this attack as a serious violation of international law.
The source added there were initial reports of several casualties, according to Reuters.
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa was attending the opening of a business expo nearly 15 kilometres (9 miles) from the targeted area, one of the Syrian sources added.