Syrian Media Report Israeli Strike on Weapons Depot Near Damascus Airport

Damascus, Sep 22: Israeli planes outside of Syrian airspace fired two missiles to the southwest of Damascus Interational Airport early Friday, Al Mayadeen, a television channel associated with the Syrian government, reported that Syrian officials had said.
Earlier in the morning, there were reports on socal media that explosions had been heard. Some posited that the explosions were the result of Israeli fire at a weapons depot nearby the airport. According to unverified reports, Syria’s aerial defense responded to Israeli aircraft in the area. Hezbollah has not yet commented on the alleged incident.
In recent years, there have been many attacks attributed to Israel in the area of Damascus International Airport. Apparently, arms depots are located around the airport, which are stocked with weapons from Iran on their way to Hezbollah.
On Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces shot down an Iranian-made drone operated by Hezbollah after the drone entered the demilitarized zone along the border between Israel and Syria on the Golan Heights. The Israel Air Force’s aerial defense command fired a Patriot missile and destroyed the drone. 
Two weeks ago, foreign media reports claimed that Israeli warplanes struck a chemical arms plant in Syria from Lebanese airspace. The Syrian army’s general command confirmed in a statement the attack on what they called a military facility, and said that two people were killed and extensive damage was caused.
Israel has attacked convoys bringing arms to Hezbollah and groups on several Israeli fronts dozens of times over the last five years, a top Israeli military commander has confirmed for the first time a few weeks ago. The number of Israeli attacks on such convoys since 2012 is approaching triple digits, Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel, the outgoing commander of the Israel Air Force, told Haaretz. PTI