Alleged Israeli airstrikes targeted sites near Damascus early Wednesday morning, according to Syrian reports.
Syrian air defenses responded to the strikes, according to Syrian state news agency SANA.
A Syrian military source told SANA that Israeli aircraft fired missiles from over northern Israel towards sites near Damascus. The source claimed that Syrian air defenses intercepted most of them, adding that work is underway to check the results of the strikes.
Initial reports indicated that the strikes targeted sites in Qudssaya, northwest of Damascus, and near the Damascus International Airport.
The strikes are the third alleged Israeli strike on Syria in the past month.
Two weeks ago, an alleged Israeli airstrike targeted sites near the towns of Rakhlah and Qatana, southwest of Damascus, according to the Lebanese Al-Mayadeen TV. The Scientific Studies and Research Center in Jamraya was also targeted, according to the Step News Agency.
Less than a week before that strike, a rare daytime alleged Israeli airstrike targeted sites near Masyaf in northwestern Syria, according to Syrian reports. The Step News Agency reported that the strikes targeted sites belonging to pro-Iranian militias and scientific research sites in Masyaf.
Satellite imagery from Sentinel Hub shared by open-source intelligence account Aurora Intel showed at least four different targets in the strikes near Masyaf, including the Zawi Defense Factory, the Scientific Studies and Research Center, a Syrian Army complex, and another site far away from Masyaf in Suwaydah.
Syria reports Israeli airstrike near Damascus for the 3rd time in under a month
Syrian state media reported an Israeli attack near the capital Damascus in the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday morning, the third such report from Syria this month.
The state-run SANA broadcaster said Syrian air defenses had responded to the Israeli attack.
“Our air defenses confronted an Israeli aggression over the outskirts of Damascus,” the SANA news agency said.
Reporters from SANA and AFP said there were sounds of explosions in the area.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
The Syrian military claims to shoot down incoming missiles after nearly every alleged Israeli strike, which Israeli military officials and civilian defense analysts largely dismiss as empty boasts.
SANA released a video claiming to show an air defense missile streaking through the night sky.
Syria reported two other Israeli attacks near Damascus earlier this month, including a rare daytime airstrike.
After the alleged daytime attack, local media reported explosions near the town of Masyaf, which is thought to be used as a base for Iranian forces and pro-Iranian militias and has been repeatedly targeted in recent years in attacks attributed to Israel.
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