In the early morning of the 28th local time, Israel was accused of airstrikes on the port of Latakia in northwestern Syria, causing huge losses to the port.
According to the Syrian National News Agency, the Syrian military said that at 3:21 a.m. on the 28th, Israel launched multiple missiles from the direction of the Mediterranean. The target was the container yard in Latakia Port. The containers mainly contained gasoline, cars and machinery. Parts. The scene of the attack was full of flames, and no casualties were reported for the time being, but a hospital and some shops near the port were damaged in the attack. Latakia City officials said that firefighters had contained the fire before noon on Tuesday and were fighting the blaze.
When asked about the attack, an Israeli military spokesman said that he would not comment on foreign media reports. Agence France-Presse stated that the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated that “weapons and ammunition” are contained in the containers at the port of Latakia.
This is the second time Israel has launched an air strike this month against this important cargo hub in Syria. On December 7, Israel attacked an Iranian ship carrying weapons near the port of Latakia. Israel has been accusing Iran of expanding its power in the Middle East, saying that it cannot tolerate Iran turning Syria into a forward position against Israel, and has repeatedly launched air strikes against targets in Syria on the grounds of attacking Iranian military installations. According to media reports such as The Times of Israel, Israel has confirmed that since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Israel has carried out hundreds of attacks on Syria.
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