Israeli Airstrike Puts Syria's Aleppo Airport Out of Service

Israel has intensified strikes on Syrian airports. Reuters file photo
Israel has intensified strikes on Syrian airports. Reuters file photo
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Israeli Airstrike Puts Syria's Aleppo Airport Out of Service

Israel has intensified strikes on Syrian airports. Reuters file photo
Israel has intensified strikes on Syrian airports. Reuters file photo

An Israeli airstrike on Syria's Aleppo International Airport damaged its runway and took the airport out of service, Syrian state news agency SANA reported early on Tuesday, citing a military source.

Syrian air defenses intercepted missiles launched from the Mediterranean Sea, west of the coastal city of Latakia, at 2:07 a.m. local time, SANA added.

It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties. There was no comment from Israeli officials.

Last year, Israel intensified strikes on Syrian airports to disrupt Tehran's increasing use of aerial supply lines to deliver arms to allies in Syria and Lebanon, including Hezbollah.

On Feb. 19, Israeli airstrikes targeted residential areas in Syria’s capital, Damascus, killing at least five people and wounding 15, according to Syrian state news.

On Jan. 2, the Syrian army said Israel’s military fired missiles toward the capital’s international airport, putting it out of service and killing two soldiers.



Germany’s Merz Discusses Gaza in Call with Israel’s Netanyahu  

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a press conference, in Brussels, Belgium, May 9 2025. (Reuters)
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a press conference, in Brussels, Belgium, May 9 2025. (Reuters)
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Germany’s Merz Discusses Gaza in Call with Israel’s Netanyahu  

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a press conference, in Brussels, Belgium, May 9 2025. (Reuters)
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a press conference, in Brussels, Belgium, May 9 2025. (Reuters)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed his concern about the fate of the hostages and the humanitarian plight in Gaza in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a German government spokesperson said in a statement on Friday.

Merz "expressed his hope that negotiations on a ceasefire would soon get underway," said the spokesperson, who added that the situation in Syria was also discussed in the Thursday call.