Israel conducts deadly airstrikes on Damascus airport, southern outskirts

The Israeli regime has conducted yet another airstrike on the Syrian territory, targeting Damascus International Airport and other positions south of the capital city.

Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) quoted a military source as saying that the strikes, which were carried out at approximately 00:45 a.m. local time (2145 GMT) on Saturday, came "from the northeastern direction of Lake Tiberias, targeting Damascus airport and some points south of Damascus.”

The news agency said the Syrian military’s air defenses confronted the Israeli regime’s missiles and “shot down most of them.”

The military source was quoted as saying by SANA that, "The aggression led to the death of five soldiers and some material damage.”

Earlier in the month, Israeli jets launched a number of missiles from across the Mediterranean Sea at the Aleppo International Airport in northwestern Syria, damaging the runway and rendering the facility out of service.

Syrian air defenses intercepted some of the incoming missiles, with reports providing no details on the number of possible casualties.

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