MIDDLE EAST: Second attack on cargo hub this month reported to have caused ‘significant material damage’

An Israeli airstrike hit Syria’s Latakia port before dawn on Tuesday, sparking a fire that lit up the Mediterranean seafront in the second such attack on the cargo hub this month, Syrian state media reported.

Since the outbreak of Syria’s civil war in 2011, Israel has routinely carried out airstrikes on its neighbour, mostly targeting Syrian government troops as well as allied Iran-backed forces and Hezbollah fighters.

But it is only the second time it has hit Latakia port, in the heartland of President Bashar al-Assad’s minority Alawite community.

At around 3:21 am [0121 GMT], the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial aggression with several missiles from the direction of the Mediterranean ... targeting the container yard in Latakia port,” the Syrian state news agency, Sana, cited a military source as saying. The strike caused “significant material damage”, it added.

Asked about the strike, an Israeli army spokesperson said: “We don’t comment on reports in foreign media.”

Pictures released by Sana showed firefighters hosing stacks of blazing containers that lit up the night sky.

The news agency said the containers were carrying “engine oil and spare parts for cars and other vehicles”.

But the British-based war monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said the cargo was “arms and munitions” that had detonated in “powerful explosions that were felt across the city of Latakia and its suburbs”.

It said it was unclear whether the arms were from Iran or another supplier.

The Latakia governor, Ismail Hilal, said firefighters had brought the blaze under control by midday and were dousing the embers, Sana reported.

The Syrian government’s other major ally, Russia, operates a naval base in the port of Tartus, 53 miles (85km) to the south.

While Israel rarely comments on individual strikes it carries out on its northern neighbour, it has acknowledged mounting hundreds since 2011. According to a report by the Israeli army, it hit about 50 targets in Syria in 2020.

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The Arab noisemakers and their foolish supporters keep making online noise while Israel bombs them anyhow with no repercussion. Let one foolish Arab country just get mind drop a bomb on Israel, I wan check something.

I know Israel is technologically and militarily more superior to Syria. But it is still good to have big brothers like the United States and NATO.

If not, I don't see how Israel can carry out such airstrikes repeatedly on their next door neighbor without retaliation or repercussion.

What is their problem with Syria.

this world ehh. killings everyday... but assuming an Arab country did this..alot will rant islam and terrorism. so what Israel did is acceptable right..

dont quote me
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for those quoting me,assuming An arab country bombs Israel ammunition. will u support it.

World no fit get peace Lai lai

tsinzu:
The Arab noisemakers and their foolish supporters keep making online noise while Israel bombs them anyhow with no repercussion. Let one foolish Arab country just get mind drop a bomb on Israel, I wan check something.

Even Iran with all their chest beating dare not bomb Israel. The consequences will be too much for them bear.

Israel romancing Russias wrath

If Russia does an undercover hit for Syria, it will be disastrous

The kind courage and backing Israel has is too much for anyone to dare them
Anyways it’s not like Syria is holy in any way as well

Hmmm.... Isreal and war

tsinzu:
The Arab noisemakers and their foolish supporters keep making online noise while Israel bombs them anyhow with no repercussion. Let one foolish Arab country just get mind drop a bomb on Israel, I wan check something.

No mind Mohammedians. Na only people wey no de retaliate dem de get power on, like Nigeria Christians

Isreali are dealing with their enemies in the language they understand, while Nigerians are still calling on the God of Israel to come down from heaven and save them from their Bandits and boko-haram enemies.

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All those that died during the Airstrikes are all martyrs...
72 virgins await them in paradise.
We need more airstrikes and hence more martyrs so that all the virgins in paradise will be fully engaged.
Allahamdulinlahi

At least, no life lost

tsinzu:
The Arab noisemakers and their foolish supporters keep making online noise while Israel bombs them anyhow with no repercussion. Let one foolish Arab country just get mind drop a bomb on Israel, I wan check something.

Wawa akuuya banza..

Olewu oo

ValCon888:
I know Israel is technologically and militarily more superior to Syria. But it is still good to have big brothers like the United States and NATO.

If not, I don't see how Israel can carry out such airstrikes repeatedly on their next door neighbor without retaliation or repercussion.

Unfortunately syrians are happy with such airstrike

Bomb all those head slammers

Syria don chop shit

I came here to read Righteousness22 comment. Alas, I was disappointed.

And if it was the other way round, the USA and all other sugar daddies of the Israelis woulda been wailing and crying why their baby (Israel) was touched.

ValCon888:
I know Israel is technologically and militarily more superior to Syria. But it is still good to have big brothers like the United States and NATO.

If not, I don't see how Israel can carry out such airstrikes repeatedly on their next door neighbor without retaliation or repercussion.

d ode that comment before don't know anything..nice comment

The backing of US And NaTo has made isreal to turn wild

tsinzu:
The Arab noisemakers and their foolish supporters keep making online noise while Israel bombs them anyhow with no repercussion. Let one foolish Arab country just get mind drop a bomb on Israel, I wan check something.

Before the Balfour declaration precisely (1948) there was no state of Israel but jews living as refugees around the world. So just because they are killing Arabs in 21st century doesn't mean they won't go back to their state of slavery like they did during the Pharaohs time, for in this world na turn by turn, says law of Karma.

Lastly why do Christians have sympathy to their god killer ?, the Jews murdered him & set Barnabas a convicted criminal free.

Almighty Allah that freed South Africa from white occupation, will also free Palestine from Jewish occupation.

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