The strikes are the third alleged Israeli strike on Syria in the past month.

Missile fire is seen from Damascus, Syria May 10, 2018. (photo credit: REUTERS/OMAR SANADIKI)
Missile fire is seen from Damascus, Syria May 10, 2018. (photo credit: REUTERS/OMAR SANADIKI)

 

Alleged Israeli airstrikes targeted sites near Damascus early Wednesday morning, according to Syrian reports.

Syrian air defenses responded to the strikes, according to Syrian state news agency SANA.

A Syrian military source told SANA that Israeli aircraft fired missiles from over northern Israel towards sites near Damascus. The source claimed that Syrian air defenses intercepted most of them, adding that work is underway to check the results of the strikes.

Initial reports indicated that the strikes targeted sites in Qudssaya, northwest of Damascus, and near the Damascus International Airport.

The strikes are the third alleged Israeli strike on Syria in the past month.

Two weeks ago, an alleged Israeli airstrike targeted sites near the towns of Rakhlah and Qatana, southwest of Damascus, according to the Lebanese Al-Mayadeen TV. The Scientific Studies and Research Center in Jamraya was also targeted, according to the Step News Agency.

Less than a week before that strike, a rare daytime alleged Israeli airstrike targeted sites near Masyaf in northwestern Syria, according to Syrian reports. The Step News Agency reported that the strikes targeted sites belonging to pro-Iranian militias and scientific research sites in Masyaf.

Satellite imagery from Sentinel Hub shared by open-source intelligence account Aurora Intel showed at least four different targets in the strikes near Masyaf, including the Zawi Defense Factory, the Scientific Studies and Research Center, a Syrian Army complex, and another site far away from Masyaf in Suwaydah.

As reported by The Jerusalem Post