Damascus, Oct 13: Syrian state television reported on Thursday that Israeli strikes targeted Syria’s two main airports. It said that “Israeli aggression targets Damascus and Aleppo airports”.Syria’s pro-government Sham FM radio said that the damage was caused to the airport. The channel said that Syrian air defences were launched in response to both attacks.
It said there had been damage but no casualties at the Aleppo airport.
The alleged strikes have repeatedly caused the grounding of flights at the airports in the capital Damascus and the northern city of Aleppo, both of which are controlled by the government of war-torn Syria.
Citing an unidentified military source, the state media said that the “simultaneous” strikes “damaged landing strips in the two airports, putting them out of service”.
A few social media accounts claimed that the Iranian foreign minister was set to visit Damascus after Saudi Arabia and Iran’s leadership had a call this morning about the situation in Gaza. There’s no confirmation.
The military source cited by Syrian state media described the strikes as a “desperate attempt” by Israel to “divert attention” away from the conflict with Hamas in Gaza.