Damascus: Before dawn on Sunday, residents of Damascus and state media reported hearing repeated explosions in the vicinity of the Syrian capital.

In the past, similar incidents have typically been attributed to Israeli airstrikes, with Syrian air defences responding to shoot down the missiles. However, there was no immediate statement from government officials regarding the source or target of the attack.

The most recent incident of this kind occurred on August 7, according to Syrian state media, when Israeli airstrikes hit areas near Damascus and killed at least four Syrian army soldiers.

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An opposition-affiliated war monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, reported that the strikes were directed at militias supported by Iran's military installations and storage facilities for weapons and ammunition.

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Hundreds of strikes on targets in government-controlled areas of neighbouring Syria have been carried out in recent years by Israel, which has vowed to prevent Iranian entrenchment nearby, but it rarely acknowledges them.

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Over the past few years, Israel has also repeatedly attacked the international airports in Aleppo, a city in northern Syria, and Damascus, frequently taking them offline.