An Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet. JACK GUEZ / AFP
Israel’s “simultaneous” airstrikes are the first to hit Syria since the start of the war with Hamas.
Syria’s two main airports, that of the capital Damascus and that of Aleppo (north), are out of service following Israeli strikes which targeted them on Thursday, October 12, announced the official Syrian media. Airstrikessimultaneous” have “damaged the tarmacs at both airports, putting them out of service», Specified a Syrian military source cited by state media.
These airstrikes are the first on Syria since the start of the war, which left thousands dead, triggered by the attack on Saturday by Palestinian Hamas against Israel. “Israeli aggression targets Damascus and Aleppo airports», State television said.
Hundreds of Israeli strikes since 2011
Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes on Syrian territory since the start of the war in that country in 2011. Its air force has notably targeted forces supported by Iran and Lebanese Hezbollah, allies of Damascus and sworn enemies of Israel. , as well as the Syrian army.
The airports of Damascus and Aleppo have been targeted several times. That of Aleppo was put out of service by strikes on August 28, and that of Damascus on January 2. Israel, Syria’s neighboring country, rarely comments on strikes in Syria but says it wants to prevent Iran from establishing itself on its doorstep.
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