The Aleppo airport was
struck by an Israeli airstrike and rendered inoperable, according to Syrian
state television on Tuesday.
Israel "carried
out an air attack from the direction of the Mediterranean Sea, west of Latakia,
targeting Aleppo International Airport," according to state news agency
SANA, citing a military source. The strike, according to SANA, "caused significant
damage" to the airport.
It was unclear right
away whether there had been any casualties.
Israeli government
representatives made no remarks. Israel has attacked several targets inside of
government-controlled areas of Syria in recent years, including the airports in
Aleppo and Damascus, although it hardly ever admits or talks about the actions.
Yet, Israel has
confirmed that it strikes the facilities of militant organisations with ties to
Iran, including Lebanon's Hezbollah, which has dispatched thousands of men to
assist President Assad's forces.
Aleppo was once again
severely damaged in the fatal 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Turkiye and
Syria last month. Aleppo had previously sustained extensive destruction during
the Syrian civil war. Since then, a number of nations have delivered relief
cargo to the airport in the city.
According to Syrian
official news, at least five persons were killed and 15 were injured on
February 19 when Israeli airstrikes struck residential neighbourhoods in the
Syrian capital, Damascus.
The international
airport in the nation's capital was reportedly hit by missiles launched by
Israel's military on Jan. 2, rendering it inoperable and killing two soldiers,
according to the Syrian army. Israeli officials feared Iranian weapons were
being smuggled into Syria through the Damascus airport, which is why they
launched that operation.