Israel bombs Iranian “playground” in Syria

Israel bombed “Lebanese Hezbollah and pro-Iranian targets” at Damascus International Airport yesterday, with the official Syrian news agency SANA reporting that two soldiers were killed in the bombing and that the airport was completely disabled. provision of services. The source stated that “at about 2 am yesterday, the Israeli enemy launched an air attack with rocket bursts … on Damascus International Airport and its environs, as a result of which two soldiers were killed and two more were injured. , some material losses and the decommissioning of Damascus International Airport.” According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the Israeli bombings targeted “the locations of the Lebanese Hezbollah and pro-Iranian groups in and around the airport, including a weapons depot.” There have been no official comments from Israel, which in recent years has carried out hundreds of airstrikes on Syria, on Syrian army targets, and on Iranian and Hezbollah targets. Tehran confirms the presence of units of its armed forces in Syria with advisory missions. Since 2013, the Lebanese Hezbollah, backed by Tehran, has been openly fighting in Syria in support of regime forces. Israel rarely confirms strikes in Syria, but reiterates that it will continue to counter what it describes as Iranian attempts to bolster its military presence in Syria. The Israeli military justifies the attacks as necessary to prevent archenemy Iran from gaining a foothold on Israel’s borders. Syria has witnessed a bloody conflict since 2011 that has killed nearly half a million people, caused massive damage to infrastructure and displaced millions of people inside and outside the country.