Air defense system had been launched against an anti-aircraft missile fired from Syria

Israel attacked Syria from Lebanese airspace, the Syrian media reported. According to reports, three soldiers were wounded in an attack aimed at Hizbullah weapons depots, and the Syrian air defense system managed to intercept several hostile targets. It was also reported that the attack was continuing and that the Syrian air defense system was still retaliating against enemy targets. A resident of Damascus told the DFA news agency that there had been explosions in the town, and Lebanese living near the Syrian border said they had heard the movement of planes in the area.
Shortly after the reports began, the IDF announced that an air defense system had been launched against an anti-aircraft missile fired from Syria, and that residents of Emek Hefer reported a large explosion. The first time that the IDF has operated the air defense system in a confrontation in the northern skies.
The Syrian Center for Monitoring Human Rights reported that Israel attacked three targets - weapons depots of Iran or Hezbollah - southwest of Damascus.
Similar to the previous reports of attacks in Syria, this time, too, there appears to be a connection between the landing of an Iranian transport plane and the attack attributed to Israel.
Yesterday morning, a Jumbo 747 aircraft belonging to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards-affiliated Iranian Airlines took off from Tehran airport to Damascus International Airport in Syria. This plane apparently served to transport military equipment to Assad's army and to his allies from Hezbollah.
The Lebanese al-Nashra website reported from one of its sources that the Syrian army first made use of a new type of missile, and that according to initial indications the attack was on the Lebanese-Syrian border. The Arabic-language Sputnik website quoted a senior military source as saying that Syrian air defense managed to intercept eight of 10 missiles fired by Israeli planes from Lebanese territory.
This was the most extensive attack in Syria since then, according to reports in Syria. The talks between Israel and Russia resulted in an improved coordination mechanism that supplied the Russians and enabled the continued freedom of operation of the air force in the Syrian region.
Following an update by the IDF Spokesperson on the operation of the air defense system against a missile