May 2013 Rif Dimashq airstrikes
The May 2013 Rif Dimashq airstrikes were a series of aerial attacks made on targets in Syria on 3 and 5 May 2013. The 3 May attack was on targets at Damascus International Airport. The 5 May attacks were on targets at Jamraya, and the Al-Dimas and Maysalun areas in Rif Dimashq (Damascus Countryside). Although officially Israel neither confirmed nor denied its involvement, former Mossad director Danny Yatom and former government member Tzachi Hanegbi inferred Israel's involvement in the attack. Official Syrian sources denied any attack on its soil on 3 May, but did accuse Israel for the attacks on 5 May.
| May 2013 Rif Dimashq airstrikes | |
|---|---|
| Part of Hezbollah involvement in the Syrian civil war and the Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war | |
Rif Dimashq Governorate in Syria (red) | |
| Planned by | Israel (allegedly) |
| Objective | Destroy a munitions depot, stop transfer of weapons to Hezbollah |
| Date | 3 May 2013 and 5 May 2013 |
| Executed by | Israeli Air Force involvement alleged |
| Outcome | unknown |
| Casualties | 42+ soldiers dead (SOHR claim), and many civilian casualties (Syrian government claim) |
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