Smoke rises past a mountain as seen from Damascus countryside, Syria, Dec. 25, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Omar Sanadiki.

Syrian air defenses thwarted an Israeli attack on Tal al-Hara in southern Syria and shot down a number of missiles, Syrian state news agency SANA claimed early on Wednesday.

Located in the Daraa Governorate, Tal al-Hara is considered as a strategic hill overlooking the Golan Heights.

The missile attack resulted only in damage and Israel then conducted an “electronic war” in which radars were subjected to interference, according to SANA.