Syrian Army’s air defenses repelled early on Thursday a new Israeli aggression near the capital, Damascus.

SANA news agency quoted a military source as saying that the new aggression was aerial and was launched from over the Lebanese territories

“At 12:56 a.m. on Thursday dawn, the Israeli enemy launched a new aerial aggression from over the Lebanese territories through which it targeted a number of sites in the surroundings of Damascus.”

The source added that four Syrian soldiers were injured in the attack, stressing that the Syrian air defenses intercepted the Israeli missiles and downed most of them.

Material damage was also caused by the aggression, according to SANA.

Al-Manar reporter said that one of the Syrian air defenses missiles was spotted chasing an Israeli hostile warplane in the border area as the sound was heard throughout southern Lebanese airspaces.

Remains of the Syrian missile were seen in the southern Lebanese town of Houla, our reporter said.

Source: SANA and Al-Manar English Website