Syrian air defenses counter Israeli attack over Damascus: SANA

Syrian air defences intercepted Israeli missiles over the capital Damascus on Saturday night.

Iran Press/Iran news: Witnesses in Damascus said they heard and saw explosions in the sky.

"The aggression is ongoing and air defences are confronting hostile targets and are downing most of them in the southern region," state media outlet SANA said, indicating areas south of Damascus.

The Syrian army said in a statement that "the majority of the Israeli missiles were destroyed before reaching their targets."

Meanwhile, a Zionist regime military spokesman confimed that Israeli warplanes attacked positions near Damascus.

The Israeli army said in a statement that the attack targeted allegedly militias which were preparing to launch drone attack on northern Israel.

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