Israeli airstrikes hit southwest of Syrian capital

Israeli airstrikes targeted areas in southwest of the Syrian capital Damascus early Tuesday, a war monitor reported.

The strikes seemed to be Israel’s response to the rockets fired at the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights earlier Tuesday from Syria.

The launching sites of the rockets were targeted by the Israeli airstrikes, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The UK-based watchdog group added that explosions were heard in southwest of Damascus.

Syrian pro-government media outlets reported that the explosions happened near the Damascus International Airport.

Israel has conducted hundreds of airstrikes on neighboring Syria throughout the latter’s eight-year civil war. Israel said the strikes targeted what it claimed as the Iranian-backed militia groups such as the Lebanese Hezbollah.

Source: Israeli airstrikes hit southwest of Syrian capital: war monitor – Xinhua | English.news.cn