Israeli raids target sites in the vicinity of the Syrian capital
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Friday evening that the strikes launched by Israel on the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus, were targeting an Iranian arms shipment.
The observatory, which has been monitoring the situation in Syria since 2011, said that the shipment was destined for militias acting on behalf of Iran in Syria.
He added that he heard strong explosions near Damascus International Airport and sites on the outskirts of the city of Damascus and in areas south of the capital.
And a Syrian military source announced earlier yesterday that Israel targeted sites in the vicinity of the capital, Damascus.
The military source said in a statement, "Friday evening, the Israeli army launched an air attack with bursts of missiles from the northeastern direction of the Sea of Galilee, targeting some points in the vicinity of the city of Damascus."
"Our air defenses confronted the missiles and shot down most of them, and the losses were limited to material," he said.
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