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Satellite images of the site attacked in Syria | Israel today

2020-02-17T18:29:49.209Z


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ISI has released photos that reveal the damage done to Iranian warehouses in the Damascus airport area, which Syrians say was attacked by Israel last week

  • Satellite images of the site in Syria // Photo: ImageSat International - ISI

An intelligence report by ImageSat International (ISI), the satellite and intelligence solutions company, reveals satellite imagery of the site in Syria that, according to foreign reports, was bombed by Israel on Thursday night. Satellite imagery shows great damage to warehouses in the Damascus International Airport area that Syrians are leasing to Iranians, with photos showing the site before and after the attack.

As mentioned, the air defense systems were activated on Thursday following an Israeli attack in the Damascus area, Syrian government media reported "Sana". It was also claimed in the Sana that defense systems were able to shoot down some of the missiles. The Syrian State News Agency quoted a senior military official as saying that the attack had come from Israeli territories.

Report: Israeli attack in Syria // Photo: Sana

The Syrian Center for Human Rights reported heavy explosions in Damascus and the region. According to information obtained by the center, the blasts are the result of an Israeli bombing on sites belonging to the Iranian militias, including the area between the international airport and the city of Sida Zainab, south of the capital. According to the center, missiles were launched for targets in this area, with some being intercepted by Syrian defense systems.

A military source told "Sana" that at midnight, missiles were launched from the Golan Heights. According to him, as soon as he learned of it, the air defense systems responded and dropped some of the missiles before hitting their targets.

Sources told Al-Arabia that five Israeli attacks were carried out against weapons and missiles at Damascus International Airport. According to the report, one attack was targeted at Brigade 91 sites in al-Qaswa, south of Damascus. The sources also emphasized that the attacks took place several hours after the arrival of Iranian weapons trucks at the international airport.

Source: israelhayom

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