Israel strikes Damascus airport, Syria says
Two people were killed in the attack, according to the Syrian military | Damascus International Airport was forced to suspend operations early on Monday after an Israeli missile strike left two soldiers dead and damaged the facilities, the Syrian Defense Ministry has said. ● Israeli planes struck the airfield and surrounding areas at around 2:00 am local time, the ministry wrote in a post on Facebook. ● The missiles came from the direction of the Sea of Galilee, also called Lake Tiberias, located in Israeli territory, around 100 km southwest of Syria’s capital. 💬 “The aggression left two military personnel killed and two others wounded, causing material damage and putting the airport out of service,” the post read. ● The Israel Defense Forces have not confirmed the strike, in line with their long-standing policy of not discussing operations outside the country.
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