Syrian air defense systems managed to repel an Israeli aerial attack over the province of Hama late on Friday.

Iran PressMiddle East: “At 23:20 0n Friday evening, the Israeli enemy launched an air aggression with bursts of missiles from over the Mediterranean, west of Banias, targeting some points in the Central Region,” Military sources said.

“Our air defenses intercepted the missiles and downed most of them,” the Syrian state television channel Al-Ekhbariya quoted the sources as saying.

The aggression caused the martyrdom of five civilians and injured seven others, including a child, in addition to material damages.

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