Damascus targeted 'from direction of' Israel, air defences down Israeli projectiles – Syrian regime media report
"Our air defence systems intercepted luminous objects coming from the occupied territories and downed several of them," SANA news agency says quoting a regime military source.
"Our air defence systems intercepted luminous objects coming from the occupied territories and downed several of them," SANA said quoting a regime military source. The latest report comes amid soaring tensions in the region between Israel's arch-foe Iran and the United States. In April, Syrian regime said an Israeli air strike targeted a town in central Hama province north of Damascus, wounding three combatants and destroying buildings.In March, Syrian regime accused Israel of having attacked targets just north of second city Aleppo, adding that it air defences had shot down several missiles, after a string of Israeli raids in January.
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