Two Syrian civilians were killed in an Israeli regime's air strike on Tuesday night, state media reported, the fourth such attack on government-held areas of the war-torn country in less than a week.

Iran PressMiddle East: An Israeli regime's air strike targeting the vicinity of Syria's capital Damascus and the southern area left two civilians dead and "some material damage," Syrian State Media reported early on Tuesday citing a military source.

The strike came from the direction of "the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting some points in the vicinity of Damascus and the southern region", it said, adding that air defence intercepted "most of" the missiles.

Syrian air defences intercepted missiles Israel launched at 12:15 a.m. from the Golan Heights and "shot down most of them," the source added.

Israel has for years been carrying out attacks against what it has described as Iran-linked targets in Syria, where Tehran's influence has grown since it began supporting President Bashar al-Assad in the civil war that started in 2011.