Syria intercepted Israeli missiles over the capital Damascus on Friday. (Representative)
Damascus:
Syria intercepted Israeli missiles over the capital Damascus on Friday, state media reported.
“Our air defenses prevented an Israeli missile strike in the airspace of Damascus and the southern region,” Syria’s official news agency SANA said.
The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attacks targeted military sites.
In September, five soldiers were killed in an Israeli attack around the capital Damascus.
In June, Israeli airstrikes took Damascus airport out of service for nearly two weeks.
Israeli air strikes have targeted the Aleppo airport in August and September.
Since civil war broke out in Syria in 2011, Israel has launched hundreds of attacks against its northern neighbor, targeting government troops as well as Iran-backed forces and Hezbollah fighters.
While Israel rarely comments on individual attacks, it has admitted to carrying out hundreds.
It says its air campaign is necessary to prevent arch-enemy Iran from gaining a foothold on its doorstep.
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