Syrian Air Defenses Intercepts Israeli Missiles


Syrian Air Defenses Intercepts Israeli Missiles

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Syrian air defense system intercepted several Israeli missiles targeting the Damascus and Homs regions in Syria late on Thursday, official Syrian news agency SANA reported.

SANA cited a Syrian military source as saying that the air raids came from the direction of Beirut, to the southeast.

“Our air defence tools have intercepted the missiles and downed most of them, and the aggression’s impact is being assessed now,” the source said.

Lebanese media outlets had reported low-flying Israeli jets above Beirut.

Lebanon’s civilian aviation chief Fadi al-Hassan told Aljadeed TV that two flights heading towards Beirut were temporarily asked to change course because of the Israeli operation, but they eventually landed safely in the Lebanese capital.

Israel has been regularly bombing targets in Syria for the past few years, but it rarely acknowledges such attacks.

The Israeli military has recently used Lebanon’s airspace to launch the attacks in an apparent effort to avoid confrontation with the Russian air force, which is active in Syria.

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