BEIRUT: Damascus international airport faced renewed disruptions on Sunday as Israeli air strikes targeted the facility, rendering it inoperable just hours after flights had resumed following a previous attack last month.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based war monitor, reported that Israeli warplanes conducted the raid, specifically targeting the runways.
This marks the latest escalation in a series of Israeli air strikes on Syria since 2011. The military source, as reported by the state news agency SANA, confirmed that the air attack originated from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, occurring at around 4:50 pm (1350 GMT). The strike affected not only Damascus international airport but also points in the Damascus countryside, causing material losses.
Israeli Strikes on Damascus Airport
While air defenses managed to intercept and destroy most of the missiles, the airport was once again forced out of operation. Israel has been conducting airstrikes primarily against Hezbollah fighters, and Syrian army positions. The frequency of these attacks has intensified since the commencement of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah ally Hamas on October 7.
The recent strikes on Damascus airport follow similar attacks on October 12 and October 22, which also resulted in temporary closures of the facility. The resumption of flights from Damascus on Sunday had not been officially announced by authorities at the time of reporting.
