00:00Israel has been accused of carrying out eight airstrikes on Abu al-Duhur military airbase in northern Syria, damaging its
00:08runway and storage facilities but causing no casualties according to Syrian state media.
00:14The reported strikes will be the first Israeli attack on Syrian government assets since March and come amid tensions over
00:21Israel's military presence and Syria's rebuilding effort.
00:24Damascus condemned the attack as an unjustified act of aggression and called on the UN Security Council to respond.
00:33The US envoy Tom Barak also criticized the strikes calling them an unnecessary escalation that does not advance regional stability.
00:42Turkey condemned the attacks as a violation of international law and urged stronger international action.
00:48Israel has not officially commented.
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