Why does Israel keep launching attacks in Syria?
Apr 4, 2024 · Israeli fighter jets fired missiles at the Iranian consulate in Syria’s capital Damascus earlier this week, killing senior military commanders. Tehran has said it will retaliate, with experts...
Maps: See Israel’s Moves in Syria Since al-Assad Was Toppled
Dec 19, 2024 · Over the past few years, Israel has targeted Iranian officials and militias in Syria as part of the country’s shadow war with Iran. Mr. al-Assad’s regime was closely aligned with Tehran ...
Israeli strike on Iran’s consulate in Syria killed 2 generals and 5 ...
Apr 2, 2024 · Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard says seven of its members were killed in the airstrike that struck Iran’s consulate in the Syrian capital. The ambassador and Syrians’ foreign minister have condemned Israel. Israel’s military did not immediately comment.
Israel watches Syria with trepidation as 50 years of detente is
Dec 8, 2024 · Israeli leaders are watching events across the border in Syria with a mix of trepidation and glee, as 50 years of detente were upended in a matter of hours. “We don’t know much,” said Boaz...
IDF strikes Iran-linked operatives, assets in eastern Syria; more …
Mar 26, 2024 · Since the Iran-backed Hamas terror group’s brutal October 7 massacre, which saw some 1,200 people killed in Israel and 253 kidnapped, Israel has escalated its strikes on Iranian-backed...
Israel hits Syria's chemical weapons, sends troops over the border
Dec 9, 2024 · Israel said it has struck chemical weapons stockpiles, and Israeli troops crossed into Syrian territory for the first time in 50 years after an Islamist rebel force seized the capital,...
Israel’s attacks on Syria explained - Al Jazeera
Oct 12, 2024 · Israel unilaterally claims it is hitting Iranian or Iran-linked targets in Syria, apparently taking that as a reasonable explanation for its actions.
With Assad Challenged, a Push to Cut Syria’s Ties to Iran Grows …
Dec 4, 2024 · Israel needs a strong central government in Syria to carry out its plan to pressure Mr. al-Assad and cut off supply routes from Iran to Lebanon, two of the Israeli officials said.
Israel shifts to deadlier strikes on Iran-linked targets in Syria
Jan 8, 2024 · Israel is carrying out an unprecedented wave of deadly strikes in Syria targeting cargo trucks, infrastructure and people involved in Iran's weapons lifeline to its proxies in the region,...
Israel hits Syria in heaviest raid on Iran proxies in months
Mar 29, 2024 · Israel carried out its deadliest strikes in months on northern Syria's Aleppo province early on Friday and said it killed a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon, stepping up its campaign...