Israeli Airstrikes Cripple Syria’s Two Main Airports

On Thursday, Israeli airstrikes hit Syria’s two international airports in Damascus and Aleppo, putting them both out of service, Syria’s SANA news agency has reported.

“The Israeli enemy carried out an air aggression on the two international airports of Damascus and Aleppo, taking them out of service, according to a military source,” the SANA report said.

“The source added that shelling the two airports that occurred simultaneously at 13:50 (1:50 pm local time) this afternoon caused material damage to the airstrips which resulted in being out of service,” the report added.