The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported late Friday night that air defence systems had intercepted "luminous objects coming from the occupied territories, shooting down a number of them."
"Our anti-aircraft systems monitored hostile targets that came from the direction of Quneitra and intercepted them," a Syrian military official told reporters.
Video footage shot on a cell phone in Damascus showed anti-air missiles intercepting at least one target. According to the poster, multiple explosions were heard in the southwest of the city, which is closest to Israel.
#Syria: first video showing Air Defenses firing at "hostile targets" coming from #Israel. Multiple explosions heard in SW. #Damascus province. pic.twitter.com/YZAsGcdyEo
— Qalaat Al Mudiq (@QalaatAlMudiq) May 17, 2019
One observer captured a photo of the "hostile objects."
the "hostile objects" in #Damascus sky, tonight #Syria pic.twitter.com/yJYVSY2nF1
— Yosef Yisrael (@yosefyisrael25) May 17, 2019
A political analyst said Israeli warplanes had targeted two sites belonging to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) located south and southwest of the Syrian capital.
#BREAKING #NOW
— Eva J. Koulouriotis — إيفا كولوريوتي (@evacool_) May 17, 2019
Preliminary information refers to the targeting by Israeli warplanes of at least two sites belonging to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards south and south-west of the Syrian capital #Damascus.#Syria #Israel #IDF #IAF #Russia #Iran #IRGC pic.twitter.com/10cNqjz4C6
Last month, Syria accused Tel Aviv of carrying out an airstrike against military bases in Masiaf, in northwestern Syria's Hama province.
