Satellite images show ‘disabled’ Damascus airport after raid attributed to Israel

Russia condemns ‘vicious, provocative’ attack; both runways in Syrian capital hit three times; Israel has accused Iran of using civilian flights to transfer weapons to Hezbollah

An Israeli satellite intelligence firm published images Friday showing damage to Damascus International Airport’s runways, following a pre-dawn airstrike attributed to Israel.

Syria’s state media reported that Israeli jets struck targets south of Damascus at around 4:20 a.m on Friday, wounding one person and causing material damage. Hours later, the country’s Transport Ministry announced that it would suspend incoming and outgoing flights at the airport, citing technical disruptions.

ImageSat International (ISI) said the strikes “completely disabled” operations at both the airport’s runways. Each runway appeared to have been struck three times.

In separate missile strikes in April and May, other sections of one of the runways were damaged in attacks attributed to Israel. According to ISI, those strikes shortened the length of the runway significantly and prevented large planes from landing.

Friday’s strike “disabled the entire airport until repair,” ISI said.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/satellite-images-show-disabled-damascus-airport-after-raid-attributed-to-israel/

Damascus International Airport suspends landing and departing flights

Damascus, SANA- The Ministry of Transport announced on Friday it has suspended landing and departing flights through Damascus International Airport due to technical failure.

The ministry noted that “the resumption of flights shall be declared once the installations and equipment are fixed to ensure the safety and security of the operational traffic”.

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