BEIRUT (AP) — Israel’s military fired missiles toward the international airport of the capital Damascus early Monday, putting it out of service and killing two soldiers and wounding two others, the Syrian army said.
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The attack, the first this year, also caused material damage in nearby area, the army said without giving further details.
It was the second time the Damascus International Airport was put out of service in less than a year.
There was no comment from Israel.
On June 10, Israeli airstrikes that struck Damascus International Airport caused significant damage to infrastructure and runways. It reopened two weeks later after repairs.
Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes on targets inside government-controlled parts of Syria in recent years, but rarely acknowledges or discusses such operations.
Israel has acknowledged, however, that it targets bases of Iran-allied militant groups, such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which has sent thousands of fighters to support Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces.
I only wish the IDF would be as aggressive when dealing with Hamas
I am sure didn’t interrupt any civilian flights since there aren’t any
Big deal!
Southwest was out business with no airstrike!
It’s not going to interrupt any civilian flight because there aren’t any…
Israelis to Syria: don’t curse about sitting on your rears when you begged for it naming your airport DAM-AS-CUS
I bet this airstrike will really make a difference. Not like the hundreds of others. This one is different.
Thnak you former President Trump for reinstating Assad. Had we not reinstated him good luck strikcing Syria. Al nusra would kill us. Assad is the enemy we can slap around