’Israeli’ Warplanes Attack Syrian Airbase near Capital
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Syria's state television reported that "Israeli" military aircraft targeted an airbase near the capital Damascus.
The attack took place on Wednesday, the television stated, verifying earlier unconfirmed reports that the "Israeli" air force had launched the raid against the el-Mezzeh outpost from the Lebanese airspace.
Large explosions rang out after the attack. Syria's al-Ikhbariyah television channel said the explosions hit fuel depots at the base.
For its part, Lebanese al-Mayadeen channel noted that "Israeli" airstrikes had hit an important Syrian military airport in the capital.
One week earlier, "Israeli" fighter jets carried out missile attacks from Lebanese skies against two targets close to the highway connecting Damascus to the Lebanese capital Beirut. Syria's official news agency SANA cited an unnamed military source as saying that the missiles fell on the as-Saboura area west of Damascus.
The source further added that the "Israeli" assault was an attempt to "divert attention away from the successes of" government forces on the battleground against Takfiri militants.
Devoted to the cause of ousting the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Zionist entity has been a staunch supporter of the Takfiri terrorists fighting in the Arab country. The "Israeli" occupation regime provides treatment to the terrorists in the Syrian side of the Golan Heights, parts of which it has occupied since 1967.
In the past, "Israeli" jets carried out sorties inside the Syrian territory under various pretexts. Back in May, an "Israeli" strike against Damascus martyred Hajj Mustafa Badreddine, a senior Hizbullah commander.
The Lebanese Resistance movement, Hizbullah, which fought off two "Israeli" wars in 2006 and 2008 at home, has been successfully helping Syria to defend itself in the face of terrorists and to prevent the spillover of the crisis into Lebanon.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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