BEIRUT — Syrian state-run media is reporting an Israeli attack near thecapital Damascus, saying Syrian air defenses shot down two missiles.

The official news agency SANA says Tuesday night’s attack occurred in thecountryside in Kisweh, just south of Damascus. It took place about an hourafter President Donald Trump announced he was withdrawing from the Irannuclear deal, calling Tehran a main exporter of terrorism in the region.

An official with the Iran-led axis of resistance said the strike targeted aSyrian army position and caused only material damage. He spoke on conditionof anonymity because he was not authorized to give official statements.

There was no immediate comment from Israel, which almost never confirms ordenies airstrikes in Syria.