Damascus [Syria], October 13 (ANI): Israeli forces have carried out “air aggression” on runways on Syria’s two primary worldwide airports of Damascus and Aleppo, placing them out of motion, Syrian state media mentioned on Friday.
Syrian Arab Information Company (SANA) cited a army supply to report that the missile strikes occurred “concurrently” at 13:50 (native time), inflicting materials injury to the airstrips, which resulted in them being “out of service.””The Israeli newest aggression comes within the framework of the occupation authorities’ continued coverage, based mostly on aggression and violation of the worldwide regulation and the UN conference,” Syrian foriegn Ministry mentioned in a press release as cited by its state media company.
Israel has up to now not commented on the strikes on the Syrian airports.
Al Jazeera publication quoted Syrian tv channel Sham FM as stating that Syrian air defences had been activated in response to the assaults on each airports.
Damascus and Aleppo airports not solely deal with civil aviation but additionally host army bases.
Israel has previously carried out strikes on targets in Syria, together with its airports as a part of operations believed to be geared toward disrupting Iranian provide strains, Al Jazeera reported.
The assaults on the 2 Syrian airports come forward of a deliberate go to by Iran’s Overseas Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, who on Thursday departed from Tehran for Baghdad and is scheduled to proceed to Syria and Lebanon later.
Earlier than his departure, Amirabdollahian addressed reporters in Tehran, stating that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories is the first supply of crises in West Asia, Iranian state information company IRNA reported.
The Iranian minister, on his arrival in Beirut, mentioned if the Israeli bombardment of Gaza continues, the battle might open on “different fronts”. He mentioned the continuation of “crimes in opposition to Palestinians” will obtain a response from “the remainder of the Axis” and Israel shall be chargeable for the implications, Al Jazeera reported.
For the reason that begin of the battle from October 7 when Hamas terrorists launched an assault in Israel an estimated 1,300 folks in Israel and over 1,500 Palestinians have been killed. (ANI)
