Syrian Soldiers Injured In Israeli Airstrike On Damascus: State Media

Missiles streak through the sky in an Israeli attack on Iranian targets in Syria.
Missiles streak through the sky in an Israeli attack on Iranian targets in Syria.

Two soldiers were wounded during an Israeli airstrike on Damascus, the Syrian state news agency, SANA, reported on Wednesday.

According to a Syrian military source cited by SANA, the attack was carried out by Israeli warplanes targeting the suburbs of Damascus from the Golan Heights.

The military source claimed that the majority of the missiles launched by Israel were intercepted and destroyed by the Syrian army's air defense systems. However, the attack still resulted in injuries to two soldiers and caused material damage in the area.

Reports from opposition-affiliated news websites suggest that the strikes targeted facilities in the western part of Damascus, near Qudsiyah. Images depicting numerous fires in the aftermath of the attacks have surfaced on social media platforms.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based war monitoring group, confirmed that this incident marks the 20th time Israel has launched attacks on Syrian targets this year. Iran intervened in Syria's civil war in 2011 to support Bashar al-Assad's regime, by deploying tens of thousands of troops and fighters.

On July 2, the most recent Israeli air attack on Syria was reported, with Syria's military confirming that Israel had targeted areas near the central city of Homs. The attack resulted in material damage, but there were no reported casualties.

Since 2017, Israel has conducted multiple airstrikes on Iran-related targets in Syria, where Tehran has established bases and weapons depots, including international airports in Damascus and the northern city of Aleppo. Israel has vowed to check Iran's attempts to establish a strong military presence in Syria.