May 2013 Rif Dimashq airstrikes

May 2013 Rif Dimashq airstrikes
May 2013 Rif Dimashq airstrikes
Part of Hezbollah involvement in the Syrian civil war and the Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
	Rif Dimashq Governorate in Syria (red)
Planned by	Israel (allegedly)
Objective	Destroy a munitions depot, stop transfer of weapons to Hezbollah
Date	3 May 2013 and 5 May 2013
Executed by	Israeli Air Force involvement alleged
Outcome	unknown
Casualties	42+ soldiers dead (SOHR claim), and many civilian casualties (Syrian government claim)

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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^ "Turkey condemns Israeli air strikes in Syria". Reuters. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
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^ "Israel: Air strikes were 'against Hezbollah and not the Syrian regime'". 6 May 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
^ Walker, Peter; Beaumont, Peter (5 May 2013). "Israel carries out second air strike in Syria". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

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[6] "Israel: Air strikes were 'against Hezbollah and not the Syrian regime'". 6 May 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

[Walker_Beaumont_2013-7] Walker, Peter; Beaumont, Peter (5 May 2013). "Israel carries out second air strike in Syria". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

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