Syrian state media says the missile assault triggered some materials harm on the airport however made no point out of casualties.
Israel has carried out missile strikes focusing on the airport within the Syrian metropolis of Aleppo, the official SANA information company mentioned, citing a army supply.
“At round 2000 hours (1700 GMT), the Israeli enemy focused Aleppo worldwide airport with missile hearth, inflicting some materials harm on the coronary heart of the ability,” the state company mentioned.
It made no point out of casualties.
SANA had earlier reported “the sound of explosions” within the space.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which depends on an unlimited community of sources on the bottom for its data, confirmed there had been an assault.
It mentioned 4 Israeli missiles had focused the runway and depots on the airport believed to include missiles equipped by Iran.
The Observatory didn’t report any casualties however mentioned the raids had triggered explosions and fires.
Al Jazeera couldn’t independently confirm the claims of the assaults, however Israel has carried out a whole bunch of assaults inside Syria since 2011.
‘Enemy’ missiles intercepted
SANA additionally mentioned on Wednesday that anti-aircraft defences had intercepted “enemy” missiles above the capital Damascus. State tv mentioned the missiles have been Israeli.
Final Thursday, SANA reported two civilians wounded in a collection of Israeli air raids on the western Hama and Tartous areas.
Since civil struggle erupted in Syria in 2011, Israel has carried out a whole bunch of air raids in opposition to its northern neighbour, focusing on authorities troops in addition to allied Iran-backed forces and Hezbollah fighters.
Israel has carried out a whole bunch of assaults on targets inside government-controlled components of Syria lately however not often acknowledges or discusses such operations. The Israeli army declined to touch upon the air raid focusing on Aleppo’s airport, in response to the AP information company.
Israel has acknowledged, nevertheless, that it targets bases of Iran-allied fighter teams, akin to Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which has despatched hundreds of fighters to assist Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.
On Sunday, Israel launched an air assault focusing on a army facility in western Syria. Satellite tv for pc imagery confirmed widespread destruction within the depot, which the opposition struggle monitor mentioned saved a whole bunch of middle-range missiles for Iran-backed fighters.
In June, Israeli air raids briefly put Damascus Worldwide Airport out of fee.
