This is the 23rd time that Israel has bombed targets in Syria since the beginning of the year, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
With our correspondent in Beirut, Paul Khalifeh
Four missiles fired by Israeli planes operating from the Mediterranean near the coastal city of Latakia hit Aleppo International Airport on Wednesday evening. Syria’s official Sana news agency confirmed the strikes, which it said caused ” material damage “.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the runway and hangars were hit. Fires broke out and explosions, which the London-based NGO said were due to Iranian missiles stored on the site, were heard.
An hour later, the Syrian anti-aircraft defense stationed south of Damascus went into action against missiles fired by planes from the desert region to the south-east. Several projectiles were shot down, reports Sana, but others hit the Kiswa region, where pro-Iranian forces are deployed.
On August 25, a series of Israeli strikes among the most violent against military positions in the vicinity of Hama, in the center, and Tartous, in the west, had caused deaths and injuries. In early June, massive raids put the only operational runway at Damascus airport out of service for several days.