Syrian air defenses shoot down Israeli missiles over Damascus
The official report said the air defense forces shot down most Israeli targets in the sky over Damascus and its vicinity.
DAMASCUS: The Syrian air defenses were triggered after early Friday by a renewed Israeli missile strike targeting military sites in the Syrian capital, according to the Syrian national TV.
The official report said the air defense forces shot down most Israeli targets in the sky over Damascus and its vicinity.
The Israeli forces carried out their attack from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, targeting military sites in the countryside of Damascus, the Syrian army said in a short statement, adding that no casualty was reported.
Xinhua reporters heard several explosions in Damascus amid the attack and the air defense responses.
The attack is the second in 24 hours. After midnight Thursday, Israel launched a missile strike, wounding two soldiers and leaving damage.
It’s the latest in a string of Israeli attacks against Syrian military sites under the usual pretext of hitting Iran-backed militias or weapon shipments.
-Xinhua
