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Israel has carried out airstrikes against two Syrian airports, rendering them out of service, according to Syrian state media.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Citing a military source, the Syrian Arab News Agency said: “The Israeli enemy carried out an air aggression on the two international airports of Damascus and Aleppo, taking them out of service.”<\/p>\n
It added: “The source added that shelling the two airports that occurred simultaneously at 1.50pm this afternoon caused material damage to the airstrips which resulted in being out of service.”<\/p>\n
Video circulating on social media purportedly shows the strike, with large plumes of smoke rising at the scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Israel has not commented on the alleged strikes. Tel Aviv does not typically comment on its military operations.\u00a0<\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/strong> Picture shared of tiny baby among missing and dead children after Hamas attack<\/strong><\/p>\n Since Hamas launched a massive terrorist attack prompting Israel to declare war, there have been fears that the conflict would spread throughout the region.\u00a0<\/p>\n Hezbollah – a terrorist and political group in Lebanon – has fired across the northern border at Israeli forces several times since the crisis began.\u00a0<\/p>\n Israel has responded by firing on Hezbollah’s observation posts in the area.<\/p>\n The United States has warned others in the region including Syria, Hezbollah and Iran not to interfere in the conflict.\u00a0<\/p>\n Washington has moved an aircraft carrier strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean as a warning to those\u00a0hell-bent on Israel’s destruction.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n If Hezbollah, or even Syria and Iran, joined the war, it would mean Israel fighting on multiple fronts and could change the calculus in the Middle East.\u00a0<\/p>\n Following the attack launched by Hamas, at least 1,200 Israelis have been killed while around 150 are thought to have been taken hostage.<\/p>\n Palestinian authorities have said at least 1,100 have died in Gaza.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/Israel-Hamas-war-5008898.jpg?r=1697125478458\")
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