Syrian air defense shot down 22 of the 24 missiles due to Israeli fighters in a midnight air strike, according to the Russian army.

Major General Vadim Kulit, the head of the central reconciliation of the Syrian parties in Syria of Russia, on August 20, said the 6 Israeli fighters worked in the Lebanon airspace launched a total of 24 missiles aimed at the goals

General Kulit said Syrian air defense units fired Pantsir-S and Buk-m2 complexes provided by Russia to shoot down 22 missiles among these.

Earlier, the Syrian Sana state news agency reported that the country's air defense units participated in dealing with Israeli air strikes aimed at the outskirts of Damascus and Homs.

Israel hasn't commented on the above information.

Syrian air defense intervened an Israeli air raid in May 2018.

Lebanon media reported two missiles falling in Qalamoun, the rugged border area between Syria and Lebanon, but it was unclear they were missiles due to Israeli fighter or non-Syria launcher.

An English-based war supervision organization said Israeli air strikes made four Iranian gunmen died, but unknown these people were Lebanese or Syria citizens.

Israeli missiles aimed at the arsenal and military positions of the Hezbollah armed group, located in the Qarah area in northwest of Damascus, near Homs Province and the Border with Lebanon, Syrian Human Rights Observatory said

Israeli Defense Force held hundreds of airspace to target in Syria over the years.