/ Middle East Issued on: 07/03/2023 – 02:48 A Cham Wings Airlines Airbus A320-211 is envisioned at Syria’s Aleppo airport after flights were diverted from Damascus following an Israeli strike on June 15, 2022. © AFP An Israeli airstrike struck the Aleppo airport early Tuesday and put it out of service, Syrian state media reported. Mentioning a military source, the state news company SANA stated Israel “performed an air attack from the instructions of the Mediterranean Sea, west of Latakia, targeting Aleppo International Airport.” SANA stated the strike “triggered product damage” to the airport. It was not right away clear if there were any casualties. There was no remark from Israeli authorities. Israel has actually performed numerous strikes on targets inside government-controlled parts of Syria in the last few years, consisting of attacks on the Damascus and Aleppo airports, however it seldom acknowledges or talks about the operations. Israel has actually acknowledged, nevertheless, that it targets bases of Iran-allied militant groups, such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which has actually sent out countless fighters to support President Assad’s forces. Aleppo, which suffered extensive damage in Syria’s civil war, was once again greatly harmed in the fatal 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria last month. A variety of nations have actually considering that sent out help deliveries to the city’s airport. On Feb. 19, Israeli airstrikes targeted suburbs in Syria’s capital, Damascus, eliminating a minimum of 5 individuals and injuring 15, according to Syrian state news. On Jan. 2, the Syrian army stated Israel’s military fired rockets towards the capital’s global airport, putting it out of service and eliminating 2 soldiers. That attack came amidst Israeli worries the Damascus airport was being utilized to funnel Iranian weapons into the nation. (AP) Extend your reading on the very same subjects
Syrian state media states Israeli strike harmed Aleppo airport
