DAMASCUS, Feb 24 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian air defences intercepted a number of Israeli missiles, over the capital Damascus, on Sunday night (last night), state TV reported.
Several explosions were heard reverberating across the capital, in what appeared to be a fresh Israeli missile attack, targeting military sites in Syria.
Most of the missiles were intercepted before reaching their targets, said the official report. It added, the missiles were fired from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights opposition monitor said, the Israeli missile strike targeted positions of Iranian-backed militias, in the vicinity of the international airport of Damascus.
The Britain-based watchdog group also said that the air defences managed to intercept several missiles.
The attack is the latest in a string of missile strikes carried out by the Israeli regime.
Throughout the Syrian crisis, Israel carried out hundreds of airstrikes against Iranian targets in Syria, as well as, convoys transporting weapons to the Hezbollah group.
On Feb 13, the Syrian air defences intercepted a number of missiles from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that targeted areas around Damascus.
On Feb 6, Israel carried out a similar attack around the capital Damascus, killing a number of pro-government fighters, according to the observatory.
In Jan, Damascus accused the Israeli air force of carrying out an attack on the T4 military airport in central Syria.
Last Nov, the Israeli army carried out a series of airstrikes against Syrian military sites and Iranian forces, that killed 23 people, including 16 foreigners.
In 2019 alone, more than 17 Israeli attacks took place against targets in Syria.
