On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down an Israeli airstrike overnight that shut down the airport of Syria’s largest city. It was the fifth time in under a year that Aleppo International Airport was closed due to Israeli strikes. Israel has been targeting Syrian airports to stop the flow of Iranian weapons, which are arriving on civilian planes. Plus, is Israel about to debut the world’s first ever laser defense system? And why did a Libyan diplomat lose her job and is now in fear for her life after meeting with her Israeli counterpart?

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