Israel Strikes in Syria: Understanding the Complexities

Israel has launched hundreds of air strikes in Syria since December 2024, averaging one every three to four days. Israel ’ s persistent and escalating attacks – most notably the April 2025 strikes on targets adjacent to al-Shara’s presidential palace – look less preventative and more like an increasingly brazen attempt to goad Syria into a war. Israeli airstrikes in Syria overnight between Wednesday and Thursday were aimed at striking “military capabilities that remained at the Syrian bases of Hama and T4, along with additional. The Israeli military says it launched strikes on weapons belonging to the Syrian government in southern Syria , hours after two projectiles were fired from Syria into the Israeli-occupied Golan. Israel carried out several drone strikes on military infrastructure near the southern Syrian town of Khan Arnabeh on Tuesday, less than a day after airstrikes in the Daraa Governorate were said. The intensity of Israeli strikes in Syria has increased in 2024 compared to previous years: The current year has seen a marked escalation in Israeli operations against Iranian targets in Syria, with 2024 becoming the most active year, tallying approximately 185 strikes, compared to 154 in 2023. Israeli forces advanced several kilometres into southern Syria this week, where they destroyed homes and razed vast acres of land, as Israel 's strikes with Iran entered its second week. Israel has conducted new airstrikes on Syria ’ s coast and ground raids in the country’s south, part of a recent wave of attacks that Israel says are necessary for its security and that have. Israeli jets conducted several strikes on Syrian military assets in the southern Daraa province Monday, the latest string of strikes targeting the ousted Assad regime’s infrastructure since. Israel has launched more than 350 air and naval strikes against Bashar al-Assad’s military since he was toppled on Sunday, destroying around 80pc of Syria ’s military capabilities.