According to the reports, the Syrian air defense systems were activated and are "confronting hostile targets in the skies of the capital".
Syrian state television claimed that the explosions were a result of an Israeli air strike. Footage allegedly of the strike was circulated in Syria media.
The Russian news agency Sputnik reported that the attack was carried out using missiles that were launched in two waves. It also reported that the Syrian air defense systems were able to successfully intercept most of the Israeli missiles before they hit their target.
A Syrian military official said that a Syrian soldier was seriously injured in the air strike and that material damage was caused as a result of the attack.
Arab media reported that the targets of the attack were sites of the pro-Iranian militias. The Syrian opposition claimed that an Iranian plane landed at Damascus Airport just hours before the attack.
About two weeks ago, Syrian media reported that explosions were heard in the Damascus area as a result of an air strike which was blamed on Israel.
The country's air defense systems were activated following the strike, the reports said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which is based in Britain and is affiliated with the opposition, said that the attack in Damascus attributed to Israel was carried out in two waves.
It said one of the targets was a Syrian air defense base that houses Hezbollah operatives and another target was in the area of the Damascus International Airport.
Earlier that month, Syria accused Israel of an air strike in the Aleppo area.
Sources in the Syrian opposition claimed that the air strike occurred near the Aleppo airport, and was aimed at posts in which Iranian forces are stationed.
A Syrian military source said that "a military official was killed and seven others were injured, including two civilians."
