Israeli strike on Damascus airport kills 4 fighters: monitor

BEIRUT, 03 January 2023, (TON): The Israeli army carried out a missile strike on Damascus International Airport that killed four people, including two Syrian soldiers, according to a human rights monitor.

This is the second time in less than seven months that the Damascus airport, where Iranian-backed armed groups and Lebanese Hezbollah fighters are present, has been hit by Israel.

The attack which occurred around 2:00 am (2300 GMT) put the country’s main airport out of service, according to Syria’s state news agency SANA.

Israel carried out the strike with “barrages of missiles, targeting Damascus International Airport and its surroundings,” a military source told SANA, which reported that two Syrian soldiers were killed.

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