Syrian foreign ministry condemns 'cowardly' attack; Israel believed trying to counter Iran’s use of commercial flights to bring military supplies to Hezbollah

State media claims Israel Air Force warplanes launched strike from Mediterranean Sea, inflicting damage to runway

No immediate reports of injuries in latest attack, after several alleged IAF strikes in Syria in recent weeks

Satellite images reveal runway targeted at two locations, preventing large planes -- such as Iranian cargo flights ferrying weapons to Hezbollah -- from landing

Damascus alleges southern neighbor destroyed civilian infrastructure as well as key facility needed to import aid for victims of deadly February earthquake

With historic city still largely ruined from years of battle, residents express shock at scale of quake's devastation; 'It was the first time in my life I got scared,' one says

International cultural body says it will provide assistance amid worries over structural integrity of Aleppo's old city and Diyarbakir fortress, as well as 3 other locations

Diplomats, intel officials tell Reuters Iran is increasingly using civilian flights to transport arms, leading to increase in strategic attacks attributed to Israel

Few truly knew the private Safra, who died tragically after scaling up his family's small Beirut business into a hugely successful global financial operation on four continents

State-run news agency does not elaborate on extent of bombing in northern Syria, but images show several fires in area; air defenses engage second strike over Damascus