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SvennoJ on 10 December 2024
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Israel’s large-scale assault aims to destroy Syria’s defence bases

Israel’s attacks on Syria are systematic. They are aiming to destroy Syria’s defence bases now.

Today, they have hit three major airports, one in Qamishili in the north of the country, another one in Homs, the country’s third-largest city, and then Mezzeh airport in Damascus.

And it’s not only military air bases. They are also striking strategic facilities, including the military headquarters and ammunition depots. And they’re hitting places they claim are chemical weapon warehouses and production facilities.

They also said they have destroyed dozens of helicopters and aircraft, and they claim they are doing this because they are concerned that these strategic facilities and military equipment could fall into the hands of the opposition, which has just taken over Damascus.

Fire breaks out in Damascus after Israeli attacks

The Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, said its firefighters have put out a fire in Damascus following Israeli attacks that targeted scientific research centres on the city’s outskirts.

It said rumours of toxic gases in the city were not true. “We confirm that there was no evidence of unusual toxic fumes during the extinguishing of the fire, and no cases of suffocation were observed among civilians,” it added on X.


Aftermath of Israeli attacks on Barzah scientific research centre north of Damascus


US Muslim group slams Israeli attacks on Syria

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) condemned “Israel’s invasion and bombing of Syria” and said the “Syrian people deserve to rebuild their country free from foreign occupation and violence”.

The group, in a statement on X, also denounced Biden for shipping weapons to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government “despite the Gaza genocide”. “This inaction has emboldened indicted war criminal Netanyahu to defy international law and attack Syria,” CAIR said.

As we’ve been reporting, the Israeli military has carried out what one official called “one of the largest attack operations in the history of its air force” in Syria following al-Assad’s fall. The military has also seized land in the Syrian Golan Heights.



Explosions as Israeli forces attack Damascus again

Al Jazeera Arabic’s correspondent is reporting hearing explosions in Damascus and surrounding areas as the Israeli military continues to pound the Syrian capital.


Israeli attacks kill two civilians in Deraa

SOHR, the war monitor, says Israeli attacks on the governorate of Deraa in southwestern Syria earlier on Monday killed at least two civilians. The target of the attack was the 12th Brigade in the city of Ezrae’, it said.

An Israeli security source told the Israeli Army Radio that Israel’s military attacked more than 250 targets in Syria in what he described as “one of the largest attack operations in the history” of the country’s air force.


Israeli attacks make new administration’s job ‘almost impossible’

The repeated Israeli attacks in and around Damascus and other regions create a huge challenge for the opposition in Syria to preserve the state apparatus and secure a smooth transition.

The old regime that lasted more than half a century is gone and the Syrian opposition lacks the experience of running the state affairs. So, there is a very delicate balance here. They need to succeed in preserving the state facilities together.

Furthermore, the political spectrum here is also very delicate. The Syrian opposition is not a single entity. It is a coalition of groups with different backgrounds and approaches, so any failure of the new administration here could potentially lead to a new civil war.

Therefore, the Israeli attacks are making the new administration’s job almost impossible.

Precisely what Netanyahu wants. Keep all their surrounding countries weak and on the brink of civil war. Just as Israel doesn't allow the Lebanese army to get any power to counter Hezbollah, and why they're now bombing any air defense capabilities.