5 soldiers killed as a result of the “Israeli aggression” targeting Damascus airport and some points south of the city

On Saturday, the Syrian authorities announced that 5 soldiers had been killed, in addition to physical casualties, as a result of rocket strikes from the northeastern direction of Lake Tiberia, targeting Damascus International Airport and some points south of Damascus. In fact, Israel was accused of being behind the attack, which rarely acknowledges attacks on Syria.

„The Israeli enemy“ launched aerial aggression with missiles from the northeast direction of Lake Tiberias, targeting Damascus International Airport and some points, located south from Damascus“, according to the Syrian State news agency SANA. Pursuant to a military source the attack occurred “At about 12:15 a.m. today“.

He added that “our air defences responded to the aggression missiles and brought down most of them. The aggression killed 5 soldiers and suffered some material losses”, according to SANA.

The Israeli army said it did not comment on reports in foreign media

On 6 September, Israel targeted the Aleppo International Airport and its perimeter, leaving it out of service for about 72 hours, killing 3 people and injuring 5 others.

It confirmed that 6 Israeli missiles targeted the airport and its perimeter, causing significant damage to the tarmac and to led to its decommissioning. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights it is worth mentioning that Israel’s target is the 25th of Syria’s territory in 2022.