May 2013 Rif Dimashq airstrikes
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The May 2013 Rif Dimashq airstrikes were a series of aerial attacks made on targets in Syria on 3 and 5 May 2013.[3] The 3 May attack was on targets at Damascus International Airport.[1][4] The 5 May attacks were on targets at Jamraya, and the Al-Dimas and Maysalun areas in Rif Dimashq (Damascus Countryside).[5] Although officially Israel neither confirmed nor denied its involvement, former Mossad director Danny Yatom and former government member Tzachi Hanegbi inferred Israel's involvement in the attack.[6] Official Syrian sources denied any attack on its soil on 3 May, but did accuse Israel for the attacks on 5 May.[7]
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May 2013 Rif Dimashq airstrikes | |
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Part of Hezbollah involvement in the Syrian civil war and the Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war | |
Planned by | Israel (allegedly) |
Objective | Destroy a munitions depot,[1] stop transfer of weapons to Hezbollah |
Date | 3 May 2013 (2013-05-03) and 5 May 2013 (2013-05-05) |
Executed by | Israeli Air Force involvement alleged |
Outcome | unknown |
Casualties | 42+ soldiers dead (SOHR claim), and many civilian casualties (Syrian government claim)[2] |
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