At least one person was killed, and six others injured in Latakia, northwest Syria, after Israel fired missiles toward the Mediterranean port city early Wednesday, Syrian news agency SANA reported, citing military sources. 

"Our aerial defenses intercepted the aggressors' missiles and downed some of them," the army communique said.

A Syrian army statement said aerial strikes soon after 2 a.m. hit several areas along the southwest coast of Latakia.

The Israeli attack also hit the town of Hifa, east of Latakia, and Misyaf in Hama province, according to the report.