Israel's Syria Strikes: What You Need to Know RIGHT NOW

According to reports in Syria , strikes earlier today targeted ammunition and weapons depots at the Khalkhalah airbase in Suwayda, several sites in the Daraa Governorate, and the Mezzeh airbase. Israeli officials have reveled in the downfall of Assad , a staunch ally of Iran who allowed his country to be used as a resupply route for Hezbollah in Lebanon. But they also fear what could come. The Israeli military conducted strikes on military sites in northwest Syria on Monday amid growing tension between Israel and the new Syrian government. Syria ’s official SANA news agency stated Monday that Israel conducted air strikes near the Tartous area, a port city, with no casualties reported. 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 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 said it's determined to destroy weapons and other military hardware that ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad and his father spent half of a century accumulating, before it can fall into. KOAYIAH, Syria (AP) — An Israeli strike Tuesday in southwestern Syria killed at least six people as Israeli troops occupying the area clashed with local residents, Syria ’s Foreign Ministry and a war monitor reported. Fresh clashes in the southwestern border region between Syria and Israel killed at least six Syrians , Syria's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Israeli strikes hit several areas in central Syria late Sunday, damaging a highway in Hama province and sparking fires, Syrian state news agency SANA said. Israel has justified its attacks on Syria for years by claiming it is eliminating Iranian military targets. However, Iran has said none of its forces are currently in Syria.