The Israeli Air Power (IAF) carried out widespread airstrikes throughout Syria on Sunday, focusing on vital army websites and weaponry deemed a direct risk to Israel’s safety.
Israel claimed that these strategic strikes aimed to neutralize the potential switch of superior weaponry into the arms of terrorist factions and hostile entities.
In keeping with experiences from The Times of Israel, the Israeli strikes hit ammunition and weapons depots on the Khalkhalah airbase in Suwayda, army positions within the Daraa Governorate, and the Mezzeh airbase in Damascus.
Later within the day, further strikes focused the Mezzeh airbase—a hub of Syria’s safety infrastructure positioned within the Kafr Sousa suburb of Damascus—together with the Scientific Research and Analysis Middle, suspected of facilitating weapons growth, and a central sq. in Damascus housing intelligence and customs places of work.
The Israel Protection Forces (IDF) reportedly have been monitoring superior weapon transfers in Syria, working to stop these arms from reaching Hezbollah or different hostile entities that would pose a direct hazard to Israel.
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Israel are right this moment bombing Syria…
• The primary analysis centre in Damascus.
• The customs headquarters.
• The army intelligence HQ.
• A safety advanced in Damascus
The passport centre.— Tory Fibs (@ToryFibs) December 8, 2024
Photos and video from Quds Information Community:
Fires broke out as a result of Israeli occupation plane focusing on the intelligence and customs buildings within the Syrian capital, Damascus. pic.twitter.com/oedPuUjyHY
— Quds Information Community (@QudsNen) December 8, 2024
Footage paperwork the second of Israeli airstrikes that focused the Mazza space within the Syrian capital, Damascus, earlier right this moment. pic.twitter.com/IQuefSZAtQ
— Quds Information Community (@QudsNen) December 8, 2024
The strikes come within the wake of the collapse of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Insurgent forces, led by Abu Mohammed al-Jolani—previously a commander of Al-Qaeda and now the chief of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)—have reportedly entered Damascus with minimal resistance.
The IDF has additionally strengthened its presence within the buffer zone between Israel and Syria, deploying troops to key strategic positions to stop the infiltration of hostile forces.
The IDF clarified that its deployment to the buffer zone is defensive and momentary, aimed solely at defending Israel from potential assaults amid Syria’s instability. With huge stockpiles of weapons now unsecured within the area, Israel’s proactive measures are designed to make sure its borders stay protected whereas avoiding pointless entanglement in Syria’s inside chaos.
“We ship a hand of peace to all these past our border in Syria: to the Druze, to the Kurds, to the Christians, and to the Muslims who wish to dwell in peace with Israel,” Netanyahu mentioned in a video assertion on the Syrian border:
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Netanyahu on the Syrian border after the collapse of the Assad regime: “We ship a hand of peace to all these past our border in Syria: to the Druze, to the Kurds, to the Christians, and to the Muslims who wish to dwell in peace with Israel.” pic.twitter.com/tzJ7lyzhJo
— Israel Nationwide Information – Arutz Sheva (@ArutzSheva_En) December 8, 2024
