Syria accuses Israel of an air attack on Abu Dhouhour airport

Syria accuses Israel of hitting an airport in Idlib province in the north-west, after a security source told AFP that the disused military facility had been hit by unidentified aircraft. According to Times of Israel, it would be the first attack of this type by the Israeli air force since last March. A gesture criticized by the United States, whose special envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, says that it is an "unnecessary escalation" that does not favor regional stability, explaining instead that Washington gives priority to a "logical dialogue".

"Israeli occupation planes targeted the runway of the Abu Dhouhour military airport early this morning (...) with eight attacks," said a military source quoted by Syrian TV, adding that "the attack caused only material damage."