Israeli involvement in the Syrian Civil War

Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes late Sunday on military sites in Syria's Latakia and Tartus provinces, targeting key infrastructure, including military bases and ammunition depots. The airstrikes also reportedly triggered a violent explosion in the village of Hiresun in Tartus.

The Israeli Air Force is continuing its preparations for potential strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities, following the weakening of Tehran’s allies in the Middle East—primarily Hezbollah—and the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, Israeli military officials told The Times of Israel.

Loud explosions were heard in Damascus following a series of Israeli airstrikes targeting key sites in Syria. Reports indicate that Israel carried out attacks on military research facilities, weapons depots, and airbases, aiming to prevent advanced weaponry from falling into extremist hands.

This picture taken from the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights shows smoke billowing above the Syrian Governorate of Quneitra during Israeli bombardment, on Dec. 9, 2024

A war monitor said Tuesday that Israel had "destroyed the most important military sites in Syria" with a flurry of air strikes since the fall of president Bashar al-Assad's government.

Israeli ground forces advanced beyond the demilitarized zone on the Israel-Syria border over the weekend, marking their first open entry into Syrian territory since the October 1973 war, according to two Israeli officials who spoke anonymously to The New York Times.

Israel has attacked locations in Syria where chemical weapons and long-range missiles are believed to be stored, aiming to prevent them from falling into the hands of adversaries, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said today, as reported by the Associated Press.

Israel struck the Syrian Scientific Research Center (SSRC) in Damascus on Sunday afternoon.

On Monday, Israel targeted Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters in Syria, conducting airstrikes against what the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) described as key terror infrastructure. In a post on X, the IDF stated that the strikes on Hezbollah's assets in Syria would further undermine the group's intelligence-gathering abilities.

Israeli forces executed strikes near the Syrian coast yesterday, with explosions reported in the vicinity of the Russian-operated Khmeimim Air Base, located close to Latakia. It remains unclear if the airfield was intentionally hit, marking a potential first if confirmed.

Israel threatened Wednesday to retaliate after Iran fired a barrage of missiles at its territory, with Tehran warning it would hit "all infrastructure" in Israel if it came under attack as the destruction and violence persist in Lebanon and Gaza.