BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) According to the Syrian State News Agency, on the 7th local time, Aleppo International Airport in northwestern Syria was attacked by Israeli air strikes, and the operation of the airport was suspended.
According to reports, in the early morning of the 7th, the Aleppo International Airport in northwestern Syria was hit by Israeli air strikes, the airport runway was damaged, the airport was suspended, and humanitarian relief was hindered after the earthquake.
The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the airstrike a "double crime" and its target was not only a civilian airport, but also one of the main channels of humanitarian aid after the earthquake.
On February 6 this year, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit southeastern Turkey near the Syrian border, and Aleppo suffered heavy losses at the epicenter.
The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said in a post on its official Twitter account that the attack reflected Israeli violations of international law.
The Syrian Ministry of Transport stated in a statement that it has decided to arrange the aid planes scheduled to land at Aleppo Airport to land at Damascus Airport and Latakia Airport.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser al-Kanani also strongly condemned Israel's actions, calling the airstrike a "clear example of a crime against humanity."
He also mentioned that he regrets that Western countries and human rights organizations have kept silent about the brutal and inhuman attacks that Syria has been suffering.