SANA cited a Syrian military source as saying that the air raids came from the direction of Beirut, to the southeast.
“Our air defence tools have intercepted the missiles and downed most of them, and the aggression’s impact is being assessed now,” the source said.
Lebanese media outlets had reported low-flying Israeli jets above Beirut.
Lebanon’s civilian aviation chief Fadi al-Hassan told Aljadeed TV that two flights heading towards Beirut were temporarily asked to change course because of the Israeli operation, but they eventually landed safely in the Lebanese capital.
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Israel launched missile strikes at some sites in the Syrian capital of Damascus and the central province of Homs on Thursday night, Syrian state TV reported.
ReplyDeleteThe Syrian air defenses responded to the attacks, intercepting most of the Israeli missiles, reported the TV, citing a military source.
The Syrian authorities were assessing the damages caused by the strikes, it added.
The sounds of explosions were clearly heard in Damascus as the Syrian air defenses were responding to the attack.
A Xinhua reporter in Damascus saw Syrian air defense missiles chasing targets in the sky before loud explosions were heard.
The Israeli attack was the second to hit Syria within two days, after a missile attack targeted military sites in the country's southwestern province of Quneitra on Tuesday.
Israel has repeatedly launched attacks at Syrian military sites under the pretext of targeting the sites where pro-Iran militias are located.
SANA- The army air defenses repelled an Israel missile aggression on the surroundings of Damascus and Homs cities.
ReplyDeleteA military source announced that at nearly 23.03 on Thursday evening, the Israeli enemy launched an air missile aggression from the southeast side of Beirut, targeting some posts in the surroundings of Damascus and Homs.”.
“Our air defenses confronted the aggression missiles and shot down most of them, and the outcomes of the aggression are being verified meantime, “the source added.