Israel has struck the runways at the airports of Damascus and Aleppo. This was reported by the newspaper Al Watan, writes TASS.
According to preliminary data, the work of the two airports has been halted. As the newspaper points out, air defense is working in the vicinity of the international airport of Damascus.
Syrian television in turn confirmed the fact of strikes.
Representatives of the Israel Defense Forces have not yet commented on this information. According to Israeli TV Channel 13, after the strikes on the air harbors, an Iranian cargo plane heading to Syria, which allegedly had weapons on board, turned around.
According to SANA, Damascus and Aleppo airports were knocked out of service by the attack.
On the morning of October 7, Israel was hit by a missile attack from the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Hamas movement said it fired 5,000 rockets at Israel. Hamas militants also infiltrated border areas in the south of the Jewish state, attacking population centers and military bases. As a response, Israel launched the military operation "Iron Swords". On October 8, Israeli authorities officially declared the country's transition to a "state of war." On October 9, the head of the Israeli Defense Ministry announced the beginning of a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip. According to the latest data, as a result of the escalation of the conflict more than 1.3 thousand Israelis and more than 1.2 thousand Palestinians were killed.
