This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows missiles flying into the sky near international airport, in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. (Photo: AP)

DAMASCUS, June 4 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian air defenses on Thursday evening responded to an Israeli missile strike on areas in central Syria, state news agency SANA reported.

The air defenses intercepted a number of missiles targeting the city of Masyaf in the central province of Hama, SANA said, giving no further details.

Meanwhile, the pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV said Israeli warplanes fired missiles from inside the Lebanese airspace.

It said the Israeli missiles targeted four sites in Syria before retreating back into Israel.