‘Israel’ has launched a fresh missile attack on the Syrian capital Damascus and areas around it, as the regime continues its acts of aggression against the Arab country.
According to Syria’s official SANA news agency, the country’s air defenses responded to Israel’s new missile attack, which took place early Sunday, intercepting most of those missiles.
Following the attack, SANA said, the Israeli missiles hit a number of residential buildings mostly in Kafr Sousa neighborhood in central Damascus.
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The Israeli strike hit areas in Damascus countryside, Kafr Sousa neighborhood, and Tal al-Masih near the city of Shahba, north of al-Suwayda in southwestern Syria.
A Syrian military source was quoted by SANA as saying that the Israeli missiles were fired from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights, targeting some locations in Damascus and its suburbs, including residential neighborhoods inhabited by civilians.
The source said most of the Israeli missiles were shot down by Syria’s air defenses.
Syria’s health ministry said five people were killed in the strike, including one soldier, while fifteen others were wounded, some of whom in critical condition.
A Syrian security source was also quoted by SANA as confirming that the country’s air defenses had shot down most of the Israeli missiles before they reached their target.
The source added that technical and engineering teams were assessing the damage caused by the new Israeli act of aggression.
Source: SANA
