Israel foils Iranian weapon transfer through Damascus International Airport
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Recent Israeli attack on Damascus International Airport on June 10 was meant to hinder weapons’ transfer to Lebanon from Iran through Syria on Iranian cargo airlines.
Israeli Defense Forces’ Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee claimed that Sayyed Reza Hashim Safi a-Din, the son-in-law of Iran’s assassinated Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, was behind such operations on civilian flights heading to Damascus.
Adraee accused Iran of “endangering civilians.”
The Iranian planes, that carry weapons, land at Damascus International Airport and the T-4 airbase, the weaponry is then believed to be stored in warehouses in the area before being trucked to Lebanon, according to The Times of Israel.
Israel’s Channel 12 reported on Sunday that targeting Damascus International Airport thwarted about 70% of Iranian arms shipments.
The Friday attack had caused significant damage to runways at the airport flights were halted to and from the airport “until further notice.”
On Sunday, Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous and the Minister of Transport Zuhair Khuzaim visited the airport aiming at accelerating the repair works.