Israeli raids targeted Syria’s two main airports on Thursday October 12: Damascus and Aleppo in the north. They were put out of service, according to official Syrian media and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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With our correspondent in Beirut, Paul Khalifeh
Salvos of missiles fired almost simultaneously from the Mediterranean and the Golan Heights caused significant damage to the runways of airports in Damascus, in central Syria, and Aleppo in the north. Syria’s air defenses went into action, but some missiles hit their targets, knocking out two of the country’s three international airports.
All flights were redirected to the airport in the coastal province of Latakia.
Israeli raids came hours before Iranian foreign minister arrived in Syria Hossein Amir Abdollahianas part of a tour which was also to take him to Iraq and Lebanon.
Israel regularly accuses Iran to use Syrian airports to transport weapons to Lebanese Hezbollah.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has a vast network of informants in Syria, however assured Thursday October 12 that no shipment of arms or ammunition was unloaded recently at the two airports. targeted.
The UK-based NGO reports that the Israeli Air Force carried out 34 strikes in Syria since the start of the year, leaving 72 dead and 85 injured, mostly Syrian soldiers and pro-Iranian fighters.
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