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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

UN: Israeli hit on Damascus airport stopped aid deliveries

ASSOCIATED PRESS

An Israeli airstrike on the airport of the Syrian capital Damascus in June that forced it to close for two weeks led to the suspension of humanitarian activities during that period, the commission of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria said Wednesday.

On June 10, Israeli airstrikes that struck Damascus International Airport caused significant damage and rendered the main runway unserviceable. The airport opened two weeks later following repairs.

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