Israel Strikes in Syria: What the Experts Are Saying

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) strongly condemned Israel’s extensive military operations in Syria in a press conference on Wednesday, emphasizing that these actions following Bashar al-Assad’s downfall constitute serious violations of international law. Israel has carried out its first airstrikes in Syria in nearly a month, saying it hit weapons belonging to the government in retaliation for the firing of two projectiles towards Israel . DAMASCUS (AP) — A series of Israeli strikes hit multiple areas in central Syria late Sunday, killing at least four people, wounding 13 and sparking fires, state media reported. 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 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 has been striking in Syria since before the fall of the country’s longtime dictator, Bashar al-Assad, saying it aimed to curb the flow of arms and money from Iran to the militant group. Fresh clashes in the southwestern border region between Syria and Israel killed at least six Syrians, Syria 's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. As of now, however, it remains unclear if those. 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 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. Israel ' s strikes on Syria following the fall of longtime regime leader Basher Al-Assad violate international law, United Nations experts said on Wednesday, branding Israel's attempts to "preemptively disarm" its foes as "lawless".