Syria's ally Russia on Monday condemned strikes on Damascus international airport it attributed to Israel, describing them as provocative and dangerous.
Maria Zakharova © Mena Today
Syria's ally Russia on Monday condemned strikes on Damascus international airport it attributed to Israel, describing them as provocative and dangerous.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Sunday's strikes could aggravate tensions in the region, already inflamed by the Gaza war.
"We strongly condemn Israel's latest provocative attack on an important Syrian civilian infrastructure facility," Zakharova said in a statement.
"We are convinced that such a vicious practice is fraught with extremely dangerous consequences, especially in the context of a sharp aggravation of the situation in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the resulting increase in regional tension."
The Syrian army and a pro-government newspaper said Sunday's "Israeli" air strikes put Damascus airport out of service and forced incoming flights to be diverted elsewhere.
The Damascus airport serves as a base for transporting military equipment to Hezbollah in Lebanon.
European Union foreign ministers will on Monday explore whether there is enough support for new measures to curb trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, according to diplomats and officials.
Israel is set to hold a national election on October 27, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition, its first since Hamas' 2023 attack and the wars that ensued in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.
The United States carried out fresh strikes on Iranian missile and air defense systems Sunday, also targeting small Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) speed boats at several locations around the Strait of Hormuz, Axios reported, citing a senior US official.
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