Israeli Airstrike Hits Iran-backed Forces’ Damascus Weapons Depot: War Monitor

An Israeli airstrike over the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday killed two civilians and left some material damage, Syrian state media reported. “Our air defense systems intercepted the missiles, downing most of them,” Syria’s official SANA news agency said, citing a military source. “Two civilians were killed, and some material damage was incurred,” it said, without elaborating. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes hit “a weapons and ammunition depot operated by Iran-backed militias near Damascus International Airport.” The war monitor, which relies on an extensive network of sources inside Syria, said it could not confirm civilian fatalities. According to the Observatory, Israel has carried out raids in Syria at least seven times since the start of the year.