DAMASCUS - A series of Israeli attacks hit targets in the Syrian capital after midnight Sunday, causing explosions to reverberate across the city.

The Syrian state TV said the Syrian air defenses are intercepting an Israeli attack in the countryside of Damascus.

The attack this time was bigger than the usual attacks amid the incessant sound of Syrian air defense missiles

The attack this time was bigger than the usual attacks amid the incessant sound of Syrian air defense missiles.

The sirens of ambulances were heard in parts of the capital.

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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the current attack is "violent."