Syria: New Israeli aggression targets Latakia port

LATAKIA, Dec. 28 (YPA) – The Israeli occupation entity has launched a missile aggression targeting the container yard at Latakia commercial port, Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported, citing a military source.

In a statement, the military source said that “at about 03:21 a.m. on Tuesday, the Israeli enemy launched an aerial aggression with a wave of missiles from the depth of the Mediterranean Sea, west of Latakia, targeting the container yard at the commercial port in Latakia.”

The source added that the Israeli aggression caused the eruption of fires in the place and significant materialistic damages, adding that work is underway to put out the fires and assess the results of the aggression.

Meanwhile, Major Mohanad Jaafar, Commander of Latakia Fire Brigade, told SANA that the firefighting teams are continuing to work to extinguish the fires in the container yard in the port, noting that the materials targeted in the containers are oils and spare parts for vehicles and cars.

In this context, the Israeli aggression also caused damages to al-Nada Hospital and some buildings and shops adjacent to the port.

On Dec. 7th, the Israeli enemy launched a missile aggression targeting the container yard at Latakia commercial port.

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