Originally Posted by BEYFlyer

All 3 runways were bombed by Israeli forces a few hours ago (I should know as my house is not far from the airport).

Apparently the airport was used by Hizbollah to bring in weapons, something that the Israelis knew but obviously we had no idea about it. Yeah right!!!

Not sure how long the closure will be for as there is no word yet on the extent of the damage. Flights are being diverted to Cyprus.