Israel has carried out airstrikes on the international airport of Damascus, the capital of Syria, and several locations south of it. Five Syrian soldiers were killed.
Apart from this, several buildings have been damaged. The Ministry of Defense confirmed the matter in a statement on Saturday (September 17). Al Jazeera news.
Israel has recently intensified its missile and airstrikes in Syria. In continuation of this, the air force of the country carried out a major attack on Damascus airport on Sunday.
Regarding the attack, the Syrian Ministry of Defense said on its website that the first attack was carried out at 3:45 am local time. It is also said that numerous missiles were fired from the aircraft targeting the airport and some areas south of the city from the direction of Lake Tiberias.
Citing military sources, state news agency SANA said several buildings were destroyed in the missile attack. At least 5 soldiers were killed.
The media also reported that the Syrian air defense forces were able to shoot down most of the missiles. However, it is not yet known whether the operation of the airport has been disrupted due to the attack.
Intelligence and diplomats say that Israel is using the Damascus airport as a route to supply weapons to Hezbollah in Syria and Lebanon. The attack on the airport has been stepped up to disrupt Tehran's growing arms supply.
In 2011, the civil war began in the country with protests against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. This civil war at one time drew in foreign powers such as Russia and the United States. So far, hundreds of thousands of people in the country have died and millions have been left homeless.
Although the situation in the country has been stable recently, Israel has been carrying out regular airstrikes. Last month, 3 Syrian soldiers were killed in an Israeli airstrike in the capital Damascus and the southern province of Tartus. Earlier in June, the Damascus airport was closed for almost two weeks due to Israeli airstrikes.
