Iran Press/Middle East: Syrian anti-aircraft defences on Wednesday intercepted a “heavy attack” by Israeli warplanes over the capital Damascus, according to Syrian media outlets.
SANA news agency reported: “At 1:20 a.m. (23:20 GMT) on Wednesday, Israeli warplanes targeted the vicinity of the city of Damascus with a number of missiles,” Syrian state news agency also quoted a military source as saying “Our air defence confronted the heavy attack by Israeli warplanes and intercepted the hostile missiles, and we were able to destroy most of them before they reached their intended targets.”
SANA added that the aggression was carried out from “Lebanese and Palestinian territories.” Israel sometimes launches its attacks on Syria from planes flying over neighbouring Lebanon.
The flareup follows a major escalation in and around Gaza last week when Israel carried out the targeted killing of a commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance group, which is closely allied with Damascus.
The Israeli regime has carried out frequent air and missile strikes against targets inside Syria since the country descended into civil war in 2011. Most have been against what Israel said were Iranian targets or positions of Iran’s Lebanese ally, Hezbollah. The war in Syria has killed more than 370,000 people and displaced millions more.
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