Large explosion rocks Syrian capital Damascus

Latest: Syrian state media has blamed Israel for a missile attack on a military installation near the Damascus International Airport which shook the capital in the early hours of the morning.

Update 11.44am: Syrian state media has blamed Israel for a missile attack on a military installation near the Damascus International Airport which shook the capital in the early hours of the morning.

Israeli intelligence minister Yisrael Katz would not comment directly on the incident, but said any similar strike would be in line with established policy to interrupt the transfer of weapons to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah from Iran and Syria.