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<h1>Israel cripples Syria’s two main airports in strikes: Syrian state media</h1><p class="gmail-article__subhead gmail-css-1wt8oh6"><em>Damascus and Aleppo airports knocked out of service in Israeli attacks, state news agency SANA says.</em></p><p class="gmail-article__subhead gmail-css-1wt8oh6"><font size="1"><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/12/israel-cripples-syrias-two-main-airports-in-attacks-syrian-state-media">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/12/israel-cripples-syrias-two-main-airports-in-attacks-syrian-state-media</a></font></p><div class="gmail-responsive-image"><img src="https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2020-02-19T113737Z_421696140_RC2N3F9U1K9D_RTRMADP_3_SYRIA-SECURITY-ALEPPO-AIRPORT-1697114539.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80" alt="Aleppo" width="392" height="261" style="margin-right: 25px;"></div>Israel has attacked the main airports in Damascus and Aleppo, Syrian state TV has reported [Omar Sanadiki/Reuters]<div class="gmail-article-info-block gmail-css-ti04u9"><div class="gmail-article-b-l" style="border-color:rgb(250,144,0)"><div class="gmail-article-dates" style="border-color:rgb(250,144,0)"><div class="gmail-date-simple gmail-css-1yjq2zp"><span class="gmail-screen-reader-text">Published On 12 Oct 2023</span><span aria-hidden="true"><br></span></div></div></div><div class="gmail-social-share-buttons"><a class="gmail-social-share-button" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-label="Share on Facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Faje.io%2F9uqe50"></a></div></div><a class="gmail-social-share-button" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-label="Share on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Israel%20cripples%20Syria%E2%80%99s%20two%20main%20airports%20in%20strikes%3A%20Syrian%20state%20media&source=sharethiscom&related=sharethis&via=AJEnglish&url=https%3A%2F%2Faje.io%2F9uqe50"></a><div class="gmail-article-info-block gmail-css-ti04u9"><div class="gmail-social-share-buttons"></div></div><div class="gmail-wysiwyg gmail-wysiwyg--all-content gmail-css-ibbk12"><p>Israel
has launched missile strikes on Syria’s two main airports in Damascus
and the northern city of Aleppo, knocking both out of service, Syrian
state media has said.</p>
<p>The “simultaneous” attacks damaged landing strips in the two
airports, “putting them out of service,” state news agency SANA said on
Thursday, citing a military source.</p>
<p>No one was injured in the attacks, SANA said, quoting the unnamed military source.</p>
<p>Syrian air defences were activated in response to the attacks on both airports, television channel Sham FM said.</p>
<p>The Israeli military, which does not typically comment on its
operations, did not release any immediate statement on the attacks.</p>
<p>The attacks would Israel’s first strikes on Syria since Hamas carried out its largest attack on Israel in decades on Saturday.</p>
<p>Israel has for years carried out attacks on targets in Syria,
including the country’s main airports, as part of operations believed to
be aimed at disrupting Iranian supply lines.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/1/israel-launches-deadly-air-raid-on-aleppo-airport-media">In May, Israeli air raids struck Aleppo airport</a>, killing three people and putting the facility out of commission, SANA reported.</p><div class="gmail-container--ads gmail-in-article-ads"><div class="gmail-ads"><div class="gmail-ads__slot"><div><div class="gmail-freestar-ads" id="gmail-div-gpt-ad-308009661367" name="aljazeera_incontent_1"><div id="gmail-google_ads_iframe_/15184186,5287/aljazeera_incontent_1_0__container__" style="border:0pt"></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<p>Syrian and Iran are close allies and Tehran’s influence has deepened
since it began supporting President Bashar al-Assad in the civil war
that began in 2011. Syria has denied that Tehran has an extensive
military presence in the country.</p>
<p>The latest strikes on Syria come a day before Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian is due to visit the country.</p></div><p>Israel has vowed to eradicate Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip, in
retaliation for the armed group’s multi-pronged attack inside Israel
over the weekend.</p>
<p>Tehran has celebrated Hamas’ attack but denied any involvement in its planning or execution.</p>
<p class="gmail-article__subhead gmail-css-1wt8oh6">More than 1,300 people were killed and 3,000 injured in the Hamas attack inside Israel, according to Israeli officials.</p><div class="gmail-container--ads gmail-in-article-ads"><div class="gmail-ads"><div class="gmail-ads__slot"><div><div class="gmail-freestar-ads" id="gmail-div-gpt-ad-303584855144" name="aljazeera_incontent_2"><div id="gmail-google_ads_iframe_/15184186,5287/aljazeera_incontent_2_0__container__" style="border:0pt"></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<p>Israel’s bombardment of Gaza has killed more than 1,300 Palestinians and left more than 5,600 others injured.</p>
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