Israel allegedly strikes Syrian airports as additional northern Israeli towns are evacuated
After the city of Kiryat Shmona was evacuated, 14 more villages received evacuation orders
As tensions on Israel’s border with Lebanon continue to rise, foreign reports claim that Israel again attacked two major airports in Syria.
Airstrikes attributed to the Israeli Air Force put the airports of Damascus and Aleppo out of order on Sunday morning, according to reports by Syrian state media.
During the airstrikes, a civilian was killed and another wounded. Both the runways of the airports were damaged.
All flights in and out of the Damascus and Aleppo airports were either canceled or diverted to an airport near the town of Latakia, on the Mediterranean coast.
According to Syrian reports, both airports were struck by Israel on Oct. 12 and the Aleppo Airport was allegedly targeted again on October 14.
Israel does not comment on foreign reports about airstrikes across the Middle East, as per its policy.
Nevertheless, the IDF is thought to have struck thousands of targets in Lebanon and Syria to prevent weapons deliveries from Iran to Hezbollah, since the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War in 2011.
The extent of the evacuations in northern Israel; red shows the first round on October 16, and then Kiryat Shmona on October 19 and now 14 more on October 22. A total of 42 communities and one city due to Hezbollah threats and attacks. pic.twitter.com/0IlBwYawsN
— Seth Frantzman (@sfrantzman) October 22, 2023
After Israel evacuated the city of Kiryat Shmona on Friday, in anticipation of the continued low-intensity warfare with Hezbollah along the northern border, the Ministry of Defense ordered the evacuation of 14 more border communities on Sunday.
So far, Israel has evacuated 28 communities located close to the border, while many residents of the area chose to evacuate on their own.
The 14 additional towns include both Jewish and Arab residents, including the Arab town of Arab al-Aramshe, which has come under attack several times since the outbreak of the war.
In the latest border skirmishes, one IDF soldier was seriously wounded and two others lightly injured by a Hezbollah missile attack near Bar’am. In addition, two Thai foreign workers were lightly wounded in an attack near Margaliot.
Israel responded with multiple airstrikes by drones and fighter jets.
The All Israel News Staff is a team of journalists in Israel.
