 Iranian positions were destroyed by missiles. Israel launched a number of missiles from the Golan Heights, targeting the vicinity of Syria's capital Damascus. An airstrike, carrying out attacks against several positions of the Syrian army in the Al-Midan neighborhood of Damascus, injuring two Syrian soldiers and causing some material damage. Syrian air defense systems were triggered, shooting several missiles down as Syrian media claimed that Israel was to blame for the attack. The alleged Israeli warplanes carried out the attack from the Golan Heights, the reports claimed, leading several regional sources to report hearing various loud explosions in the region. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based war monitor, said the strike's targeted positions of pro-Iran forces south of the capital, adding that at least one of the sites was destroyed. While Israel rarely comments on the strikes it carries out on Syria, it has repeatedly said it will not allow its arch foe, Iran, to extend its footprint there. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reports that the Israel Air Force attacked military positions near Mount Qasian, north edge of Damascus. For several years, Israel has been mounting attacks on what it has described as Iranian-linked targets in Syria where Tehran backed, where Tehran backed forces. Iran has created terrorist groups against Israel in the region. Israel says it targets bases of Iran-allied militant groups such as Lebanon's Hezbollah, which has sent thousands of fighters to support Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces.