Disturbing reports from Syria. Did Israel attack?
5:03 AM EDT, October 22, 2023, updated: 3:11 AM EDT, October 23, 2023
According to Syrian government media, on Sunday morning, Israel fired rockets at the airports in Damascus and Aleppo. One person was killed. The Department of Transportation announced that both airports are closed, and flights are being directed to the international airport in Latakia.
Reuters reports that the Israeli government intends to evacuate 14 towns located near the border with Syria and Lebanon.
The "New York Times" newspaper wrote on Friday that Iranians from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as well as fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah were assisting in training Hamas terrorists in Lebanon and Syria.
On Thursday, the al-Tanf base in southern Syria, which houses a contingent of US forces and Conoco's oil installations in the east of the country, where American soldiers are also stationed, was attacked with rockets and drones.
Shortly after, a similar situation occurred at the Ain al-Asad air force base in western Iraq, where there is also a contingent of US forces.
The army is ready. "We will soon enter the Gaza Strip."
Israel is preparing for a ground invasion of the Palestinian-occupied Gaza Strip.
- We will begin an operational and professional mission to destroy Hamas activists and infrastructure - announced the Chief of the General Staff of Israel Defense Forces, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi.
- Gaza is a complex and densely populated environment, and the enemy is actively preparing. We assure you that we are equally prepared - the general stated.
