Israeli Missiles Hit Targets Around Syria's Capital

An Israeli missile attack targeting the vicinity of Syria's capital Damascus, where previous attacks targeted Iranian military centers.

The attack killed four soldiers, wounded four and caused "some material damage", Syrian state media reported early on Monday citing a military source.

"At about 2:20 in the morning today, the Israeli enemy launched an aerial aggression from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, targeting some points in the vicinity of the city of Damascus," the military source said.

Syrian air defences intercepted the Israeli missiles and shot down some of them, the source added.

The Israeli military declined to comment.

Israel has been carrying out air attacks since 2017 against what it has described as Iran-linked targets in Syria, where Iran's influence has grown since it began supporting President Bashar al-Assad in the civil war that started in 2011. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard have deployed thousands of troops and proxy militiamen for more than a decade.

The IRGC has also accumulated missiles and other weapons in Syria and set up production facilities. Israeli attacks often target warehouses and transportation routes of these weapons.