Syrian air defenses intercept Israeli aggression over Homs
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The latest strike comes amid an escalation of Israeli attacks on various regions in Syria, coinciding with increased Israeli aggression on Lebanon
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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian security forces and civil defense workers gather next to a building that was destroyed by Israeli airstrikes, in Homs, Syria, late Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP)
Syrian air defenses intercepted an Israeli hostile missile attack launched toward Homs Countryside, Syria, SANA reported.
This comes shortly after Syrian air defenses intercepted Israeli missile strikes near the capital, Damascus, overnight, marking the third such attack in recent nights, according to Syria's state news agency, SANA.
At the time, explosions were heard repeatedly in the area as the Israeli occupation forces targeted locations around Damascus.
The Syrian air defense systems successfully intercepted most missiles aimed at western Damascus, particularly in the direction of the Mezzeh neighborhood. However, the strikes led to casualties, with the Syrian Defense Ministry stating that three were killed and 9 others injured as a result of the Israeli aggression.
Journalist Safaa Ahmad was killed in the aggression.
Footage showed a car engulfed in flames after being struck in Mezzeh, with Syrian media confirming that firefighting teams were working to control the blaze.
Not an isolated incident
On Sunday, the Syrian air defenses intercepted a drone heading toward the western countryside of Homs in light of escalating Israeli airstrikes on Syrian territory.
An Al Mayadeen correspondent reported that an Israeli airstrike targeted the Wadi Hanna area in al-Qusayr, near a Syrian Army checkpoint in the Homs countryside. According to the report, loud explosions were heard across the city of Homs, accompanied by intense barrages of anti-aircraft missiles.
The latest strike comes amid an escalation of Israeli attacks on various regions in Syria, coinciding with increased aggression on Lebanon. Tensions have been particularly high along the Syrian-Lebanese border, where Israeli aircraft launched attacks near Lebanese areas in the country's east.
The sounds of explosions and anti-aircraft fire were also reported in areas such as al-Qusayr, Jousiyah, Qalamoun, and Kfeir Yabous near the border, extending to the northern countryside of Quneitra, near Mount Hermon, parallel to Lebanon's western Beqaa region.
