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  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies + Al Mayadeen Net
  • 22 Jul 2022 08:07
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Sounds of explosions were heard across Damascus and its southern countryside, and Syrian TV announces that the Syrian air defenses have fended off most of the hostile missiles.

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  • Syrian Air defenses intercept Israeli missiles over Damascus (archive)
    Syrian Air defenses intercept Israeli missiles over Damascus (archive)

The Syrian TV reported, on Friday, that the Syrian air defenses intercepted hostile missiles in the sky of Damascus countryside during an Israeli aggression, which resulted in the death of three Syrian soldiers and the wounding of at least 7 others. 

Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Syria confirmed that explosions were heard across Damascus and its southern countryside. 

صور للأضرار المادية التي لحقت بمكان الاستهداف جراء العدوان "الصهيو.ني" قبل قليل على محيط مدينة #السيدة_زينب بريف #دمشق . pic.twitter.com/ozRJHubv5Q

— أخبار سوريا الوطن Syrian 🇸🇾 (@SyriawatanNews) July 21, 2022

Israeli media reported that missiles had been intercepted over Damascus.

Earlier this month, the Syrian news agency SANA confirmed that "the Israeli enemy carried out an air aggression with several missiles that targeted a number of poultry farms in the vicinity of the town of Hamidiyah, south of Tartus."

On June 10, the Syrian air defenses intercepted enemy missiles targeting southern Damascus during another Israeli aggression on the country.

Read more: Damascus International Airport halts flights over Israeli attack

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