Videos: Syrian Air Defense Intercepts 'Hostile Targets' in Damascus, Several Injured - State Media

Videos posted on social media show anti-air missiles taking flight in al-Kiswah, a city southwest of the Syrian capital, late Monday night. Citing military sources, the Syrian Arab News Agency reported that the strikes resulted in the injuries of seven Syrian soldiers.

​While no definitive claim about the origin of the missile attacks has yet been made, analysts noted on Twitter that air activity is very heavy over northern Israel. The Israeli Air Force has launched airstrikes at many times in the past into Syrian territory, often targeting Iranian or alleged Iranian installations.

Sky News reported the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based organization, had claimed it was an Israeli attack.

​A local news station reported the missiles targeted Damascus International Airport as well as Iranian positions in the countryside outside al-Kiswah. One analyst noted an Iranian cargo plane had landed at the airport the previous night.

​In a possibly related incident, a large explosion was reported in the Golan Heights, a border area that Israel seized from Syria in the 1967 war, shortly after the air attacks. Syrian state media reported the Israeli jets entered Syria for their attack near the northern Golan town of Majdal Shams.