Syrian air defenses were activated against Israeli missile attacks on sites near Damascus and Homs, Syrian state media reported late Thursday, citing a military source. The Syrian air defences responded to the attacks Thursday night, intercepting most of the Israeli missiles, according to reports.

According to the information from the source, The Syrian authorities were assessing the damages caused by the strikes, The sounds of explosions were clearly heard in Damascus as the Syrian air defenses were responding to the attack.The Israeli attack was the second to hit Syria within two days, after a missile attack targeted military sites in the country's southwestern province of Quneitra on Tuesday. Israel has repeatedly launched attacks at Syrian military sites under the pretext of targeting the sites where pro-Iran militias are located.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based war monitor linked to the Syrian opposition, claimed the strikes had targeted weapons depots and military sites belonging to Hezbollah.

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