Israel has launched missile strikes on Syria’s two main airports in Damascus and the northern city of Aleppo, knocking both out of service.
State news agency SANA said on Thursday, citing a military source that the “simultaneous” attacks damaged landing strips in the two airports, “putting them out of service.
SANA says no one was injured in the attacks.
Television channel Sham FM said that the Syrian Air Defences were activated in response to the attacks on both airports.
The Israeli military, which does not typically comment on its operations, did not release any immediate statement on the attacks.
The attacks would Israel’s first strikes on Syria since Hamas carried out its largest attack on Israel in decades last Saturday.
The latest strikes on Syria come a day before Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian is due to visit the country.
Israel has vowed to eradicate Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip, in retaliation for the armed group’s multi-pronged attack inside Israel over the weekend.
Tehran has celebrated Hamas’ attack but denied any involvement in its planning or execution.
More than 1,300 people were killed and 3,000 injured in the Hamas attack inside Israel, according to Israeli officials.
Israel’s bombardment of Gaza has killed more than 1,300 Palestinians and left more than 5,600 others injured.
[Source: Aljazeera]
