Israeli warplanes hit a town south of Syria's capital as well as the southern province of Daraa late on Tuesday, residents, security sources and local broadcaster Syria TV said. Israeli strikes struck the town of Kisweh approximately 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of Damascus,

Authorities said Avitan claimed to be in Malaysia to hunt down another Israeli citizen over a family dispute. The two countries do not have diplomatic relations, and police investigated his motives and the possibility that he was part of an Israeli crime ring or a spy.