BEIRUT, August 22. /TASS/. Planes of the Israeli air force are conducting a missile strike on military facilities on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday night.

According to a report by the SANA news agency, Syrian missile defenses are engaging aerial targets above the capital’s southern and southeastern suburbs.

The Dubai-based Al Hadath television said the strikes are targeting areas near Damascus International Airport, housing ammo depots of Shia militia groups that support the Syrian armed forces.

On August 7, Israeli planes attacked the Al Kiswah neighborhood west of Damascus and the airfield of Al-Dimas. According to a spokesperson for the Syrian armed forces, four Syrian servicemen were killed and four injured while repelling the Israeli aggression.