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Israel has intensified its military operations against Syria, targeting numerous strategic army positions across the country. The Israeli military announced on Tuesday that it conducted approximately 480 strikes within 48 hours, aiming at critical military infrastructure in Syria. These attacks reportedly targeted naval vessels, anti-aircraft batteries, weapons production facilities, and stockpiles in various cities.
Reports indicate that key sites, including weapons depots and a research center, were destroyed. In Latakia, a navy vessel equipped with machine guns and rocket launchers was observed partially submerged. Al Jazeera, reporting from Damascus, described Israel's attacks as systematic, aimed at dismantling Syria's defense bases. The strikes extended to airports in Homs, Qamishli, and Damascus, along with other military installations.
Israel justifies the attacks by claiming concerns that these strategic assets could fall into the hands of opposition forces. However, international condemnation is mounting, with critics decrying Israel’s violation of Syria's sovereignty. Iran has strongly criticized Western nations for their silence and support of Israeli actions. Other countries, including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Qatar, Cuba, and Venezuela, have also condemned Israel's aggression and land appropriation near the occupied Syrian Golan Heights.
Amid these developments, Mohammed al-Bashir, Syria's newly appointed caretaker prime minister, has yet to respond publicly to the attacks. Meanwhile, Israel’s war minister, Israel Katz, confirmed that Israeli missile ships destroyed the Syrian military fleet as part of the strikes. Additionally, Israeli troops have reportedly entered a buffer zone near the occupied Golan Heights, although Israel denies advancing toward Damascus.
UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, expressed deep concern over the escalating violence, calling the situation in Syria "highly fluid" and urging restraint from all nations to avoid undermining the fragile regional stability.