Israeli airstrikes target Syria's Damascus, Aleppo airports

Israel has carried out aerial assaults on Syria’s two main airports in the cities of Damascus and Aleppo, putting both facilities out of service.

Citing a military source, Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported on Thursday that the shelling occurred “simultaneously” and caused material damage to the airports’ landing strip.

"Israeli aggression targets Damascus and Aleppo airports," the state television reported on its Telegram channel on Thursday.

Meanwhile, local media reported that Syrian air defenses were launched in response to the Israeli attacks.

There were also reports of damage at the Aleppo airport with no casualties.

The Israeli aggression comes at a time when the occupying regime is conducting a deadly bombing campaign on the Gaza Strip, martyring more than 1,354 Palestinians and destroying whole neighborhoods.

Israel frequently attacks the positions of Syria's military and its allies since 2011, when the West Asian country found itself in the grip of rampant foreign-backed violence and terrorism.

Damascus has repeatedly complained to the United Nations over the Israeli assaults, urging the world body's Security Council to take action against Tel Aviv’s crimes. Its demands, however, have fallen on deaf ears.

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