Syria's official news agency quoted a military source as saying that Syrian air defenses destroyed a missile coming from northern Lebanon towards the city of Masyaf in Hama countryside.

"Our air defense media uncovered a hostile target from northern Lebanon towards the city of Masyaf, and immediately dealt with it and destroyed it before reaching its target," the source said.

Israeli media quoted Syrian sources as saying that huge explosions were heard near Homs (central Syria).

Israel has launched dozens of air strikes on what it says are military positions of pro-Iranian groups in Syria.

An Israeli army spokeswoman declined to comment, but Israel has repeatedly acknowledged striking targets inside Syria in recent years, and some of the attacks Damascus attributed to Israel were carried out from Lebanese airspace.