Syria on Tuesday night accused Israel of striking Aleppo International Airport in northern Syria, taking it out of service for the second time in under a week.
Last Wednesday night, airstrikes attributed to Israel targeted the airport’s runway and radio navigation system. A consecutive airstrike that night also hit a similar navigation system at Damascus International Airport, near the Syrian capital.
The state-run SANA news agency said Tuesday that Israeli jets launched a number of missiles from over the Mediterranean Sea at the airport in northern Syria, causing damage to the runway and forcing it to be closed until repaired.
SANA added that Syrian air defenses managed to intercept several incoming missiles launched by Israeli jets. Syria regularly claims to intercept Israeli missiles, though military analysts doubt such assertions.
There were no immediate reports of injuries in the latest attack. Syrian media reports said loud explosions were heard in the area.
Syria’s Transportation Ministry announced that all flights were being redirected to the Damascus airport, as the Aleppo airport was “out of service” following the airstrike.
A radio navigation system, south of the runway, used to aid aircraft in staying on course, was also damaged in last week’s attack.
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