大馬士革機場附近發生爆炸

A massive explosion in Syria early Thursday hit near the Damascus International Airport, resulting in a fire and questions about its cause.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the conflict in Syria, said the blast did not happen at the airport itself, but could be heard within the city of Damascus 25 kilometers away.

Lebanon's pro-Hezbollah al-Manar television said the explosion was the result of airstrikes by Israeli warplanes. Reuters quoted an Israeli military spokeswoman saying, "We can't comment on such reports."

Throughout the Syrian war, which began in March 2011, Israel has made it clear it would not allow shipments of weapons from Iran to Hezbollah units fighting in Syria. Israeli forces have on multiple occasions used airstrikes or other attacks to stop such moves, with the military often declining to confirm it was responsible for the strikes. Hezbollah and Israel fought each other in the 2006 Lebanon War.

Hezbollah fighters have openly fought in Syria on behalf of President Bashar al-Assad since 2013.敘利亞首都大馬士革國際機場附近星期四早晨發生劇烈爆炸，引發大火，爆炸起因目前還不清楚。

設在英國、追蹤敘利亞內戰的敘利亞人權瞭望臺組織表示，爆炸不是在機場發生的，但是25公里以外的大馬士革市區可以聽到爆炸聲。

黎巴嫩親真主黨的馬納爾電視臺報道說，爆炸是以色列戰機空襲所致。路透社援引以色列軍方一名女發言人的話說，“我們不能對這樣的報導進行評論。“

在2011年3月開始的敘利亞內戰整個過程中，以色列一直清晰表明，不允許從伊朗運送武器給在敘利亞作戰的真主黨武裝。以色列軍隊已經多次使用空襲或者其它攻擊手段阻止這種行動，只是以色列軍方通常不願證實這類空襲行動。真主黨和以色列在2006年的黎巴嫩戰爭中曾經交手。

自從2013年以來，真主黨武裝公開幫助阿薩德總統在敘利亞作戰。