Israel warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that a palace of his would be its next target if his regime continued to allow Iran to smuggle arms through his country, Saudi news portal Elaph reported Monday. The New Arab has reached out to Elaph for further details on the story as it could not verify the report. It comes days after the Damascus Airport was forced shut after a runway was heavily damaged in Israeli bombing, which allegedly targeted the delivery of an Iranian weapons system. Israel’s Channel 12 claimed on Monday that air raids on the Damascus Airport had effectively thwarted 70 …