The Real Reason Behind Israel's Latest Syria Strikes

Israel launched over 350 airstrikes across Syria within 48 hours, targeting military assets ranging from airfields to naval vessels. The strikes follow the collapse of the Assad regime and aim to prevent advanced weaponry from falling into extremist hands. As Bashar al-Assad's government collapsed and Syrian rebels rose to power, Israel embarked on an extensive bombing campaign, purportedly aimed at disarming extremists who may rise to power. Israel has attacked several locations across Syria , a move condemned by Damascus as a “flagrant violation” of its sovereignty. Israel Katz, the Israeli defence minister, said the attacks. 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. Israel is celebrating the fall of Assad because it breaks the noose that Iran had been patiently tightening around Israel’s borders in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria . 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. After launching hundreds of air strikes on Syrian military assets and seizing positions including the summit of a mountain with an uninterrupted sightline to the capital Damascus, Israel. Israel has been striking targets in Syria for more than a decade. Below, The Independent looks at why Israel has been carrying out these strikes - and why they have increased those efforts. Israel has increased its air raids in Syria , targeting positions belonging to the Syrian government and Iranian forces. In recent days, suspected Israeli airstrikes hit such targets in four. 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.