Israel Strikes Syrian Military Bases and Infrastructure: International Update
The Syrian Foreign Ministry characterized Israel’s assaults on five areas throughout the nation as an “unwarranted escalation.”
On Thursday, Syria denounced the lethal Israeli attacks throughout the nation as a “blatant infringement” of its sovereignty, following Israel’s statement that it had targeted “military assets.”
The Syrian government’s news outlets stated that the airstrikes took place near a defense research facility in Damascus, along with several other locations. Meanwhile, an independent monitoring group claimed that at least four people were killed in this recent Israeli assault on Syria, which comes after extremist factions, following their overthrow of longtime leader Bashar al-Assad, gained control.
The Syrian Foreign Ministry stated in aTelegram message that Israeli forces conducted aerial attacks on five different areas throughout the nation, blatantly breaching both international law and Syrian sovereignty.
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This unwarranted intensification is an intentional effort to undermine Syria’s stability and increase the hardship faced by its population.
The report indicated that the airstrikes led to the “almost complete devastation” of a military airbase in the central Syrian province of Hama, resulting in injuries among numerous civilians and troops.
The Syrian state-run SANA news agency reported a strike that “hit the area near the scientific research facility” in Damascus’s northwestern Barzeh neighborhood, as well as a raid in the vicinity of Hama, though they did not specify exactly what was struck.
The Israeli military stated in a release that their forces targeted “remaining military assets at the Syrian airbases of Hama and T4, as well as further residual military installations around Damascus.”
Israel has stated its desire to stop weapons from being obtained by the new leadership, which it views as extremists.
The Syrian ministry stated that these attacks occurred while the nation was attempting to reconstruct itself following 14 years of conflict, describing it as an attempt to “normalize violence within the country.”
A few weeks ago, Israel reported that it had attacked the T4 military base in central Homs province two times, aiming to strike military assets located there.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “four individuals lost their lives and several others sustained injuries, among them staff from the Syrian defense ministry, as a result of the attacks on Hama military airport.”
The monitoring group stated that these attacks, aimed at “the leftover aircraft, runways, and control towers,” rendered the entire airport non-operational. Additionally, they reported that the strikes in Damascus were focused on the research center located in Barzeh.
Following Assad’s downfall on December 8, the Britain-based Observatory noted Israeli attacks aimed at the center of the area.
In 2018, Western nations such as the United States had attacked the defense ministry site, claiming it was connected to Syria’s “chemical weapons facilities.”
Additionally, following Assad’s downfall, Israel has stationed soldiers in a United Nations-monitored neutral area within the strategically significant Golan Heights. They have also advocated for full disarmament in southern Syria, an area adjacent to the Israeli-occupied Golan region.
The authorities in southern Syria’s Daraa announced via Telegram late Wednesday that multiple Israeli military vehicles had entered a region in the western part of the province. They also reported that “three Israeli artillery shells” were fired at the area.
The Observatory has noted multiple instances of Israeli military intrusions into southern Syria, extending past the demarcation line, over the last few months.
Last month, when visiting Jerusalem, the European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas stated that Israel’s attacks on Syria were “unwarranted” and could potentially escalate tensions further.
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