For two days in a row, Israel Defence Forces have been carrying out strikes on what the IDF claims are the Iranian targets in Syria.

Axar.az reports citing Sputnik.

The Russian military has announced that the Syrian air defenses had destroyed over 30 cruise missiles and guided bombs when repelling the Israeli strike.

"On 21 January 2019 from 2:11 until 2:59 Israel Defence Forces carried out three airstrikes on the Syrian territory from the west, south-west, and south," Russia’s defense control center reported on Monday.

According to Russian Defence Ministry, the Israeli strike left 4 Syrian servicemen killed and 6 others injured. In addition to this, the air raid has "partially damaged the infrastructure of the Damascus international airport," the statement says.

The announcement comes shortly after the IDF press service announced that Israel had targeted alleged "military facilities of [Iranian unit] Quds Force in Syria, including weapons depots, mainly in the area of Damascus International Airport, Iranian intelligence center, Iranian training camp" in response to a missile strike in disputed Golan Heights. According to the IDF, during the raid, dozens of Syrian anti-aircraft missiles were fired, despite an unequivocal warning not to allow open fire.

Following earlier Syrian TV reports after Damascus had been rocked by powerful blasts, a Syrian military source told Sputnik that Syria’s air defenses were able to shoot down a significant part of Israeli guided missiles.

This has been second such Israel's air raid against Syria in a row, with the IDF launching a strike in the south of Syria from the Mediterranean Sea after a rocket had fired at the northern Golan Heights, which was intercepted by the Iron Dome Aerial Defense System. When commenting on the attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that a series of airstrikes on a Damascus airport on Sunday was in line with Israel’s policy to "oppose Iran’s attempts to gain a foothold in Syria and to hurt those who are trying to hurt us."

Israel has repeatedly accused Iran of having a military presence in Syria, as well as suspected attempts to build a base there. However, Tehran has strongly refuted the claims, insisting that it's a military presence in the country is limited to sending military advisors at the request of Damascus in order to help fight terrorists.