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Israeli missiles strike on Syria’s Aleppo Arms Depot

Since the start of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes on its neighbor, principally focusing on Syrian army sites and those of its Iranian and Hezbollah allies.

Beirut, 23 March 2023 (GNP): A war monitor reported that an Israeli missile strike on Syria’s Aleppo airport on Wednesday damaged an alleged weaponry depot used among militias backed by Iran.

As per the authorities, the strike rendered the airport inoperable.

According to the official Syrian media, flights scheduled to land at Aleppo airport will be redirected to Damascus and Latakia owing to damage from an Israeli attack.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights group said the pre-dawn attack hit the airport compound and weaponry storage belonging to pro-Iranian troops on the airport’s periphery.

The airport in Syria’s second city, a primary route for relief flights since an earthquake on February 6 damaged large portions of northern Syria and neighboring Turkiye, was the target of the second such strike in a month.

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The weapons depot was “totally wrecked”, reported the British war monitor.

Syrian Defense Ministry said in a statement, “Around 3:55 am (local time), the Israeli enemy carried out an air attack… targeting Aleppo international airport, leading to some material damage”.

 The Mediterranean west of the coastal city of Latakia reportedly saw the launch of “a number of missiles.”

The runway and airport machinery were harmed because of the strikes, according to the transport ministry, causing all planes to be diverted to Damascus or Latakia on the Mediterranean coast.

Although the Israeli military has frequently threatened to continue its air campaigns to prevent its arch-rival Iran from strengthening its position, it seldom remarks on specific operations against Syria.

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