Israeli missile strike targets Syria’s Aleppo airport again

Sudan Events – Sumaya Sayed

Syrian state TV reported that the international airport in Syria’s northern province of Aleppo was hit by an Israeli missile strike on Saturday night, causing damage to the recently repaired runway.

The attack is the second hit to the Aleppo airport within three days following the Israeli strike on Thursday’s airports in the capital, Damascus and Aleppo.

According to Bassem Mansour, the head of the Syrian Civil Aviation, the strike has temporarily halted airport operations, as it again caused damage to the runway.

The airport had resumed service earlier in the day after repairs were made following the previous attack.

The repeated strikes occurred amid escalating tensions in the region as Israel and Hamas are engaged in fierce conflict.