Israeli strikes hit Damascus, central Syria; monitor says 4 dead

SOFREP Daily: Israel Pounds Syria in Multi-Site Airstrikes, Britain and France Press Putin for Ceasefire, China Simulates Strikes on Taiwan Ports

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On Wednesday and Thursday, the Hebrew State launched a new series of strikes against military bases near Damascus and in the Golan Heights.

Israeli Strikes Kill and Injure Syrians in Escalatory Message to Damascus and Ankara - The Syrian Observer

A major Israeli military escalation unfolded this week across southern and central Syria, combining intense airstrikes with large-scale ground incursions into Daraa and Quneitra provinces. The operations left several Syrian soldiers and civilians dead or injured and were widely interpreted as a deliberate message to both Damascus and Ankara amid shifting regional dynamics. Ground Incursions in Daraa and Quneitra On Wednesday night and into Thurs…

Shafaq News/ Syrian media reported on Thursday evening that the city of Al-Kiswah in the Damascus countryside was subjected to new Israeli raids, hours after airstrikes on several locations in Syria. According to the official Syrian news agency, SANA, the Israeli raids targeted the vicinity of the city of Al-Kiswah in the Damascus countryside, without providing further details. Israel has intensified airstrikes on Syria over the past two days an…

Israeli Attack on Syria Kills 9; Suspected U.S. Strike on Yemen Kills 5

Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across Syria, including an attack on Daraa that killed at least nine civilians, according to a local official. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the strikes targeted Syrian military infrastructure, calling them a “warning for the future.” Syria’s Foreign Ministry called the attacks a “blatant violation of international law and Syrian sovereignty.”. In Yemen, leaders of the Houthi movement say five peo…

Israel does not forget Syria, one of the seven battle fronts that it keeps open in the region, and continues to attack that country frequently four months after the end of the dictatorship of Bachar el Assad. The government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has launched threats to the new government in Damascus, which they want to remove from Turkish influence. It has done so hours after bombing on the night of Wednesday to Thursday milit…