Israel has carried out an air strike on Syria’s Damascus International Airport and other positions south of the capital killing five soldiers and causing material damages the Syrian ministry of defense said early on Saturday.
The defense ministry said on its website that the attack was launched at around 00:45 local time (21:45 GMT) with missiles fired from the air from the northeastern direction of Lake Tiberias targeting the airport and other targets south of the city.
Syrian air defenses intercepted the attack and managed to down most of the missiles the ministry added in a statement.
“The aggression led to the death of five soldiers and some material damage” Syria’s official news agency SANA quoted a military source as saying.
Israel has intensified strikes on Syria’s airports over the past few weeks.
An Israeli missile strike in the countryside around the capital Damascus and south of coastal Tartous province killed three soldiers last month.
In June Israeli air strikes put Damascus airport out of service for nearly two weeks.
In the past month Israeli air strikes have twice targeted Aleppo airport.
