Rockets fired earlier from Syria at Israel; airport again out of service, reportedly shortly after it was repaired following Thursday strikes that also targeted Damascus airport.
TOI reports that Israeli airstrikes targeted the airport of Syria’s government-held city of Aleppo late Saturday, putting it out of order, the country’s defense ministry claimed, hours after rockets were fired at Israel from Syria and days after a similar strike hit Aleppo and Damascus airports.
“At approximately 11:35 p.m… the Israeli enemy carried out an airstrike from the direction of the Mediterranean Sea… targeting Aleppo International Airport, causing material damage to the airport and putting it out of service,” the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry lambasted Israel, saying that the attack “confirms the criminal approach of the Israeli occupation,” accusing it of “crimes against the Palestinian people.”
The Israel Defense Forces did not provide a comment on the claims.
On Thursday, Israeli strikes knocked Syria’s two main airports of Damascus and Aleppo out of service, in the first such attack since the Hamas assault on Israel a week ago triggered fierce fighting.
Multiple reports indicated Saturday that the renewed attack on the Aleppo airport had come shortly after the runway was repaired and the airport went back into service.
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