TEHRAN (FNA)- Israeli military fired two missiles at Damascus International Airport on Monday night, Syrian state news agency reported on Saturday, adding that the attack was aimed at providing support for terrorist groups in the Southern part of the country.
SANA reported that two missiles were fired by Israeli military at Damascus international airport at midnight, adding that the move was carried out in line with Tel Aviv’s continued support for terrorist groups in Southern Syria to enable them stand against the government forces’ advances in the region in recent days.
In the meantime, the Arabic-website of Sputnik quoted a field sources as reporting that the Syrian air defense units intercepted the Israeli missile fired from occupied territories and managed to destroy one of them over al-Amal Farms in Northern Quneitra and intercepted another missile over the town of al-Ba’ath in Quneitra province.
Also, the English-website of Sputnik quoted other sources as claiming that Israeli fighter jets targeted an Iranian cargo plane while unloading in Damascus international airport.
Meanwhile, the AMN reported that in the aftermath of the strike a powerful blast was reported in Northern Quneitra that borders Southwestern Damascus, closer to Israel.
It added that the explosion was due to the interception of an Israeli drone by Syria’s air defense system.
In Early May, SANA reported that the air defense units intercepted 2 Israeli missiles fired at al-Keswah region in Southern Damascus.
In the meantime, al-Jazeera TV channel reported that the Israeli missile attack was launched to target a militant base in Southern Damascus.
Also, al-Mayadeen TV quoted sources in Quneitra province as reporting that three Israeli missiles were fired from the occupied Golan Heights at Syrian territories.
The sources further told al-Mayadeen that the Israeli warplanes were flying over the Golan Heights, underlining the possibility that the fighter jets fired the missile at Syria’s soil.
Local sources in Southern Damascus said that two civilians were killed due to the interception of Israeli missiles near al-Keswah reign at Damascus-Dara’a highway, but did not present any further details on the incident.
By FNA
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