Israel’s navy fired missiles towards the worldwide airport of the capital Damascus early Monday, placing it out of service and killing two troopers and wounding two others, the Syrian military stated.
The assault, the primary this yr, additionally brought on materials harm in close by space, the military stated with out giving additional particulars.
It was the second time the Damascus Worldwide Airport was put out of service in lower than a yr.
There was no remark from Israel.
On June 10, Israeli air strikes that struck Damascus Worldwide Airport brought on important harm to infrastructure and runways. It reopened two weeks later after repairs.
Israel has carried out a whole bunch of strikes on targets inside government-controlled elements of Syria lately, however hardly ever acknowledges or discusses such operations.
Israel has acknowledged, nevertheless, that it targets bases of Iran-allied militant teams, similar to Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which has despatched 1000’s of fighters to assist Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces.
