OREANDA-NEWS. Syria’s air defense assets successfully repelled two missile attacks by Israel early Thursday morning. This is stated in a statement transmitted by the news agency to the command of the Armed Forces of the Arab Republic. "As a result of the aggressive attack by Israel, eight Syrian troops were injured and material damage was inflicted," the document says.

"At first, army positions were attacked in the vicinity of Damascus, and then a wave of strikes fell on the southern cities of Deraa and Al-Quneitra," the communique said". The Syrian anti-aircraft gunners managed to hit a large number of enemy air targets." It notes that Israeli aircraft launched attacks from Lebanese airspace and from the occupied Golan Heights.

The Syrian military command emphasizes that "the escalation of Israeli aggression will not be able to save terrorist groups that are crushingly defeated by the Syrian army in Idlib province and western Aleppo". The Israeli military previously declined to comment on reports of Israel attacking Syria on Thursday night.