A military source told the official Syrian news agency Sana that “at around 3:21 am on Tuesday, December 28, the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial assault with missiles fired from the Mediterranean Sea, against the container yard at the port. of Latakia ”. Among the targeted containers, oils and spare parts for vehicles as well as vehicles, specifies the Syrian civil defense.
The assault caused fires at the site and extensive property damage, and firefighter operations are still underway to extinguish the fires. The attack was reportedly carried out from the western Mediterranean.
Al-Nada Hospital and some buildings and shops adjacent to the port were also damaged in the Israeli attack.