Syrian air defences repel Israeli attack on vicinity of Damascus, says state media

After reporting that Israel launched an air attack on Damascus, Syrian state media is now reporting that the country's air defences repelled the Israeli rocket attack.

The reports added that defences shot down most of the missiles, and there were only material damages.

"The Israeli enemy carried out an air aggression from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting some points in the vicinity of the city of Damascus," the Syrian state news agency said, citing a military source.