Damascus, October 30 (RHC)-- Missiles fired from Israel towards suburbs of the capital, Damascus, have been intercepted by Syria’s air defenses, state media reported.  According to a military statement by the Syrian air defences, the missiles targeted sites in countryside around Damascus and destroyed some of them, state media SANA said.

“The Israeli enemy fired a salvo of surface-to-surface missiles from northern occupied Palestine targeting positions near Damascus,” SANA said, quoting an unnamed militaryofficial.  “Our anti-aircraft defences were activated and were able to hit some of the enemy missiles.”

An Israeli military spokesperson said: “We do not comment on reports in the foreign media.”