The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

16th Israeli attack in 2022 | Airstrikes hit positions south of Tartous at Syria-Lebanon border

As Israel continues to regularly violate Syria’s sovereignty, several violent explosions occurred in the early morning hours of Saturday, the second of July, in areas in the countryside of Tartous near and at the border with Lebanon due to Israeli airstrikes that hit positions in and around Al-Hamidiyah area south of Tartous near the border.

Israeli missiles hit animal husbandry believed to be used militarily and commercially by Lebanese Hezbollah, causing severe material damage. A young man also suffered a broken foot from shrapnel hitting him, and a woman also suffered bruises.

The regime’s anti-air defence voices have not been heard, as Israel waged a surprise attack.

It is worth noting that this is the 16 Israeli attack on Syrian territory since early 2022.

On June 10, Reliable sources told SOHR that the northern runway at Damascus international airport was put out of service, after having sustained damage due to the Israeli strikes which targeted three warehouses of Iranian-backed militias in the perimeter of the airport this dawn. Moreover, the control tower inside the airport sustained damage.

Accordingly, flights were suspended at Damascus international airport, where the Syrian airline informed passengers, whose flights were scheduled to take off from the airport today, that their flights would be delayed for 48 hours. Moreover, air traffic was transported from Damascus international airport to Aleppo international airport until the “Airport Management” accomplish maintenance of the northern runway in Damascus international airport.

It is worth noting that the northern runway was the only runway in service after the southern runway was put out of service in 2021 due to Israeli strikes which targeted shipments and warehouses of Iranian-backed militias in the perimeter of the airport. The southern runway was not maintained so far due to the considerable damage it sustained.

On the other hand, engineers in the airport had warned against potential damage to the northern runway, after depending on it completely, where they demanded a decrease of flights to Damascus, especially flights by military cargo Iranian planes which carried tons of weapons and ammunition.

On June 10, SOHR reported that flights from and to Damascus international airport were suspended, as the Syrian airline informed passengers whose flights were scheduled to be today that their flights would be delayed for 48 hours. This came after the Israeli attacks which targeted warehouses of Iranian-backed militias in the area of Damascus international airport this dawn.