Syria state television reported that air defenses had intercepted "hostile targets launched from the occupied territories" towards the countryside outside the capital Damascus.

 

Asked about the attack, an Israeli military spokesperson said: "We do not comment on reports in the foreign media."

 

It was not immediately known what the TV meant by "occupied territories". But Israel, alarmed by Iran's growing regional influence and military presence in Syria, says it has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syria to slow down Iranian entrenchment.

 

Asked about the attack, an Israeli military spokesperson said: "We do not comment on reports in the foreign media."