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Syrian air defences respond to ‘Israeli aggression’ after explosions heard

A watchtower stands near the Israeli border fence with Syria in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on February 9, 2022. - Israel launched strikes against targets in Syria early today, hitting anti-aircraft batteries in response to a missile fired from Syria, the military said. (Photo by JALAA MAREY / AFP) (Photo by JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images)

Syria‘s air defences responded to “Israeli aggression” targeting the southern region, state media reported early on Monday after explosions were heard over the capital Damascus.

Details on damage were not immediately available.

(Reporting by Omar Fahmy and Alaa Swilam; Editing by Christopher Cushing)

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