Israel strikes Damascus and Aleppo airports

The Israeli army attacked the airports of the Syrian cities of Damascus and Aleppo, RIA Novosti reports.

As noted, as a result of the attacks, airports were disabled.

Earlier it was reported that the Israeli Air Force hit the military infrastructure of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement. The report said strikes also targeted Hezbollah surveillance equipment. The reason is said to be shelling of Israeli territory.

It also became known that the Israeli Air Force attacked the underground mosque complex in Jenin. The Israeli army justified its attack by the presence of a “terrorist cell” in the complex.

In addition, information appeared that at least 18 people, including 9 children, were victims of an attack on the Orthodox Church of St. Porphyry in the Gaza Strip.

On the morning of October 7, Israel was subjected to an unprecedented-scale rocket attack from the Gaza Strip as part of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, announced by the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement. At the same time, organized groups of Hamas fighters began to penetrate into Israeli territory, who easily overcame the first line of defense of the Israeli army, took hostages and caused serious damage. Israel later launched Operation Iron Swords, attacking the Gaza Strip and cutting off all supplies of water, food, electricity, medicine and fuel.

At the moment, the number of deaths from Israeli army strikes in the Gaza Strip has exceeded 4,100, including 19 Russian citizens, and the number of wounded has exceeded 13 thousand. In addition, Hamas militants may be holding up to 150 Israelis hostage.

The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the parties to stop all hostilities. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that a resolution to this crisis is possible only on the basis of a “two-state” formula approved by the UN Security Council, that is, the creation of an independent Palestinian state within the 1967 borders with its capital in East Jerusalem.