DAMASCUS — Syrian air defenses intercepted "hostile targets" west of the capital, Damascus, on Monday, according to local media.

Sham FM reported that explosions were heard in the areas of Qura al-Assad, al-Dimas, and the Qudsaya suburb, attributed to the army's response to a hostile target, likely a drone.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights noted that an Israeli drone conducted an airstrike on an unidentified target located between al-Dimas and Qura al-Assad, along the Damascus-Beirut highway.

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This strike coincided with the activation of Syrian air defense systems aimed at countering the drone, said the Britain-based war monitor.

On Sunday, an Israeli drone targeted a villa associated with the Syrian army's Fourth Division near Yaafour in the Damascus countryside, employing highly explosive missiles. No casualties have been reported.

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The Observatory indicated that the villa was often visited by leaders of Hezbollah and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.