Following Israeli airstrikes, Damascus International Airport was closed for a second day on Saturday for repairs.

The Syrian transport ministry reported that a runway suffered severe damage.

According to the ministry, civil aviation workers and businesses are trying to repair the damage.

As soon as repairs have been finished, air traffic will resume.

According to the official Sana news agency, a civilian was injured by Israeli bombardment.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the missile strikes hit one of the airport's runways and three arms dump belonging to Hezbollah and other Iran-backed forces.

According to the British watchdog, which depends on a network of sources within Syria, the strikes wounded an indeterminate number of individuals.

The Israeli firm ISI shared satellite photographs on Twitter depicting three distinct sites of "extensive damage to both military and civilian runways" caused by the strikes.

According to the Observatory, the damaged runway was the only one still in use after a previous Israeli strike disabled another.

The Observatory, a British watchdog, reported that the 2021 bombardment targeted armament shipments and storage centers conducted by Iran-backed militias.

The airport is located in a region south of Damascus where Iran-backed militias, such as Hezbollah, operate frequently.

The area surrounding the facility is a favorite target for Israel, which has launched 15 airstrikes on Syria this year alone and often accuses Iran of using Damascus airport to transfer arms to its allies.

According to official Syrian media, on Friday morning at approximately 4:20 a.m. local time, a barrage of missiles was launched from Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.