**Syrian Defense Ministry: the airport of the Syrian capital Damascus is out of order due to an Israeli air force attack.** MOSCOW, Jan. 2 - RIA Novosti. Damascus International Airport went out of action due to an Israeli missile strike, two Syrian soldiers were killed according to the Syrian Defense Ministry. Earlier the Syrian state TV channel Al-Ikhbariya reported that Israel struck the south of the Syrian capital. SANA news agency reported explosions in the sky and air defense work. The Syrian Defense Ministry said the strike was launched at about 0200 local time (coinciding with Moscow - ed.) from Lake Tiberias on the Damascus airport and its surroundings. "As a result of the aggression, two soldiers were killed, two more were wounded, material damage was done, and Damascus international airport was out of service," the ministry said in a statement. The Israeli army systematically carries out airstrikes on various sites in Syria. Last year, in particular, Damascus, Aleppo, the port of Tartus and the research center in the city of Masyaf came under attack. According to First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Dmitry Polyansky, Syrian authorities repeatedly appealed to the organization's secretary general because of the Israeli attacks, but there was no response from António Guterres. Moscow considers this unacceptable. https://ria.ru/20230102/damask-1842785239.html