Israel Launches Fresh Missile Attack on Damascus Int'l Airport

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Israeli military fired several missiles at Damascus International Airport on Saturday night, Syrian state news agency reported on Sunday, adding that the country's air defense units countered the attack.

News ID: 72428

Date: 16 September 2018 - 13:27

SANA reported that the Israeli fighter jets targeted several missiles at Damascus international airport last night.

It further said that the air defense units intercepted the Israeli missiles and managed to destroy them.

In the meantime, al-Moraseloun news website quoted a field source as saying that the air defense units fired four missiles at the Israel missiles that were flying towards Damascus international airport.

Another field source said that parts of the intercepted Israeli intruding missiles fell in a residential neighborhood near the airport, adding that the attack caused no human casualties.

SANA reported in late June 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.

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