Israeli missile strikes put Damascus airport out of service

The assault, the second in seven months to place the Damascus Worldwide Airport out of service, brought about materials injury in a close-by space, the military stated, with out giving additional particulars.

Israel has focused airports and ports in government-held components of Syria in an obvious try to forestall arms shipments from Iran to militant teams backed by Tehran, together with Lebanon’s Hezbollah.

An opposition battle monitor reported the Israeli strikes hit the airport in addition to an arms depot near the power south of Damascus. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated 4 individuals have been killed within the strike.

There was no remark from Israel.

On June 10, Israeli airstrikes that struck Damascus Worldwide Airport brought about important injury to infrastructure and runways. It reopened two weeks later after repairs.

In September, Israeli airstrikes hit the worldwide airport of the northern metropolis of Aleppo, Syria’s largest and as soon as industrial heart, additionally placing it out of service for days.

In late 2021, Israeli warplanes fired missiles that struck the port of Latakia hitting containers and igniting an enormous fireplace.

Israel has carried out lots of of strikes on targets inside government-controlled components of Syria in recent times, however hardly ever acknowledges or discusses such operations.

Israel has acknowledged, nevertheless, that it targets bases of Iran-allied militant teams, reminiscent of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which has despatched 1000’s of fighters to assist Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces.

1000’s of Iran-backed fighters have joined Syria’s 11-year civil battle and helped tip the steadiness of energy in Assad’s favor.

Israel says an Iranian presence on its northern frontier is a crimson line that justifies its strikes on amenities and weapons inside Syria.