After Israeli missile attacks in the early hours of Friday, Incoming and outgoing flights through Damascus International Airport are suspendedaccording to what was announced by the Ministry of Transport of the Syrian regime.
She explained that the suspension came “as a result of the suspension of some technical equipment from service,” without adding details.
I avoided mentioning the Israeli targeting
While the ministry did not indicate any relationship of the decision to the Israeli targeting, it stated that the announcement of the dates for operating flights through the airport will be made as soon as these equipments are repaired to ensure the safety and security of the operational movement.
For his part, the director of the Syrian Observatory, Rami Abdel Rahman, said during an interview with Al-Arabiya that the Israeli strike at Damascus airport destroyed warehouses of Hezbollah and other Iranian factions, pointing out that Iranian militias are storing weapons in Syrian residential areas.
“Turned Syria into an ammunition depot”
He pointed out that the control tower at the airport was affected by the Israeli strike, adding that “Iran has turned Syria into a depot for ammunition and weapons.”
He also reported that militiamen were wounded, stressing that the bombing targeted 3 sites at Damascus Airport.
Prior to that, the observatory said that air traffic had stopped for 48 hours at the capital’s airport.
Delayed flights 48 hours
He also added that the Syrian airline informed all travelers who had reservations today to postpone their flights for 48 hours following the Israeli targeting.
It is noteworthy that missile attacks often target sites on Syrian territory related to the military activities of the Iranian militias or the regime forces, and Israel is often accused of carrying them out.
While Tel Aviv usually refrains from commenting, although its officials have repeatedly stressed over previous governments that they will not allow Iran and the groups and militias it supports to penetrate near the Syrian-Israeli border, which poses a threat to Israel.
Since the outbreak of the Syrian crisis in 2011, the Israeli forces have launched hundreds of raids, targeting multiple military sites on Syrian territory, a large part of which belong to Hezbollah and Iranian militias.
