The company stated Syrian air defenses have been “confronting hostile targets.” SANA stated a few of Israeli missiles have been shot down by the air defenses.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition conflict monitor, stated the strikes focused an arms depots for presidency forces and Iran-backed teams simply south of Damascus.

Israel has carried out a whole lot of strikes on targets inside government-controlled components of Syria in recent times, together with assaults on the Damascus and Aleppo airports, nevertheless it hardly ever acknowledges particular operations.

Israel says it targets bases of Iran-allied militant teams, equivalent to Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which has despatched 1000’s of fighters to assist Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces.

An Israeli airstrike final week focusing on the airport on the northern metropolis of Aleppo put it out of fee for 2 days.

Together with airports, Israel has additionally struck at seaports in government-held areas in an obvious try to stop Iranian arms shipments to militant teams backed by Tehran, together with Hezbollah.