Syrian state media says the Tuesday strike was the fourth of its kind in a week, as Israel targets Iran-backed groups.
Syrian state media has reported an Israeli airstrike in the capital of Damascus, the latest in a series of attacks over the last several days.
Two civilians were killed in the strike early on Tuesday morning, according to the state news agency SANA, citing military sources. It also noted material damage in the area.
Israeli authorities have not commented on the attack. But SANA said that Syrian air defences had “intercepted hostile targets” over Damascus, following an “enemy” air strike at around 00:15 local time (2115 GMT Monday).
Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes inside government-controlled sections of Syria, targetting what it considers Iran-backed militant groups. Iran has served as a close ally to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during the country’s years of civil conflict.
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Monday’s strike was the fourth of its kind over the last several days, with previous attacks striking Damascus and the central province of Homs.
Israeli air raids in Homs early on Sunday morning injured five soldiers, according to the Syrian Defence Ministry, coming on the heels of a strike near Damascus last Friday that reportedly killed two Iranian military advisors.
On social media, videos purported to show explosions and air defence activity lighting up the sky over Damascus in the early hours of Tuesday.
The group Airwars, which monitors civilian casualties resulting from air strikes in numerous conflicts, estimates that Israeli strikes in Syria since 2013 have killed between 17 and 45 civilians.
“Israel’s recent intervention in Syria began in January 2013, when its aircraft struck a convoy allegedly carrying weapons from Syria to Hezbollah militants,” the group says on its website. “Since that date Israel has carried out hundreds of declared and undeclared strikes against Iranian-linked militant groups.”
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