Alleged Israeli airstrike hits in Syria, 4th in under a week – report

Explosions due to alleged Israeli airstrikes were reported in the vicinity of the Syrian capital city of Damascus early Tuesday morning, according to local media reports cited by Army Radio.

Syrian state media outlets reported that multiple explosions were heard near the capital and that Syrian air defenses were activated to intercept what are alleged to be Israeli missiles.

Previous alleged Israeli airstrikes in Syria throughout the week

This airstrike is the fourth to have struck Syria this week. Previous airstrikes reportedly killed IRGC members in the country.

Smoke rises over the Syrian town of Kobani after an airstrike, as seen from the Mursitpinar crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province October 24, 2014. (credit: REUTERS/KAI PFAFFENBACH)

On Thursday, an IRGC adviser to Syria named Milad Heydari was killed in an airstrike, which Iran blamed on Israel.

Another airstrike killed IRGC member Meqdad Meqdani, according to Iranian media reports.

This also comes a day after a drone believed by the IDF to be of Iranian origin invaded Israeli airspace from Syria.

This is a developing story.

Tzvi Joffre and Reuters contributed to this report.