At least five people have been killed in an Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate building in Syria's capital, Damascus, Iran's ambassador says.

Senior Revolutionary Guards commander Brig-Gen Mohammad Reza Zahedi was among the dead, according Iranian state TV.

Iran and Syria's foreign ministers condemned the attack, which destroyed the multi-storey building next to the Iranian embassy in the Mezzeh district.

The Israeli military said it did not comment on foreign media reports.

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