Tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate following the Al-Aqsa Flood operation launched by Hamas's armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, against Israel on the morning of October 7.
Following Israel's response to Hamas, the death toll in the region has surpassed 1,000.
As tensions in the region rise with each passing day, Syrian state television announced that Israel carried out airstrikes on airports in the capital, Damascus, and Aleppo.
Damascus Radio reported that Syrian air defense systems were activated in response to the Israeli attacks.
??Syrian State Television announced that Israel struck Damascus and Aleppo airports.
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In a report citing Syrian State Television, Reuters stated, "Israel targeted the main airports in Damascus and Aleppo in Syria with the attacks."https://t.co/80G6MmSP1F pic.twitter.com/0l1P4kVFjR
MUTUAL ARTILLERY FIRE!
In a written statement issued by the Israeli army, it was stated, "A number of mortar shells were identified being fired from Syria into Israel."
The statement noted that some of the shells reached Israeli territory and landed in open areas.
It was also stated that Israeli forces responded to the sources of the fire from Syrian territory with artillery bombardment and mortar fire.
HE HAD SAID "I WILL CHANGE THE MIDDLE EAST"
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had used the phrase "We will change the Middle East" in a statement he made on Monday.
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