A Syrian civilian worker was killed today (Sunday) as a result of an Israeli air strike that targeted Damascus and Aleppo airports, causing them to be out of service, according to what Syrian official media reported.

The Syrian News Agency (SANA) quoted a military source as saying, “At approximately 5:25 a.m. today, the Israeli enemy simultaneously carried out an air aggression with bursts of missiles from the direction of the Mediterranean Sea, west of Latakia, and from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting the international airports of Damascus and Aleppo, which led to It led to the martyrdom of a civilian worker at Damascus Airport, the injury of another worker, and the material damage to the two airports’ runways, which led to them being out of service.”

Al-Mayadeen TV had previously reported that an Israeli missile bombardment targeted the airports of the capital, Damascus, and the city of Aleppo in northern Syria early today (Sunday).

The report stated that Syrian air defenses repelled the Israeli missile attack on both airports.

Today (Sunday) is the third attack targeting Aleppo Airport and the second targeting Damascus Airport this month. This comes amid escalating tension in the region in light of the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.