Russia condemned the Israeli airstrikes on Damascus International Airport on Friday, official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said in a statement.
"We are compelled to reiterate that the ongoing Israeli shelling of the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic, in violation of the basic norms of international law, is absolutely unacceptable. We strongly condemn Israel's provocative attack on the most important object of the Syrian civilian infrastructure," Zakharova said.
According to Zakharova, such "irresponsible actions create serious risks for international air traffic and put the lives of innocent people in real danger."
"We demand from the Israeli side to stop this vicious practice," the diplomat concluded.
Syria halted flights to and from Damascus International Airport on Friday, the transport ministry said, a few hours after Israeli air strikes hit south of the capital.
A Syrian military official quoted by the state news agency said Syrian air defenses intercepted the Israeli missiles, downing most of them, but that the early morning attack caused one civilian injury and some material damage.
Cham Wings Airline, a private Syrian carrier, said it was rerouting all its flights to Aleppo International Airport.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday the Israeli bombing had damaged the runway after targeting "warehouses of Iranian militias" near the airport.
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