Israel has made over 1,000 incursions into Syria since fall of Assad govt.: Report
A Britain-based war monitor says Israeli military forces have carried out at least 1,004 incursions into southern Syria ever since militant factions, led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), overthrew the government of former President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.
The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a report on Friday that the Israeli army has extended the scope of its offensives since the downfall of Syria's former administration, conducted search and abduction campaigns, reinforced its troops, and bulldozed several areas.
It noted that its sources documented nearly 460 Israeli incursions into Syria last year, whilst the number stands at 530 cases since the beginning of the current year.
Israeli raids in southern Syria continue despite a high-level meeting held last Sunday in Jordan between the HTS regime's top diplomat, Asaad al-Shaibani, and Israeli Mossad director Roman Gofman.
Two informed sources told AFP that the talks covered a range of issues, including establishing a US-supervised "special operations room" in Jordan, designed to avert any possible clashes in Syria—especially those that could draw in Turkey.
On August 18, Israeli warplanes executed eight airstrikes targeting the runway of the Abu al-Duhur Military Airbase located in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, resulting in damage to its infrastructure while a Turkish military delegation was present at the site.
Since the collapse of Assad’s government in early December 2024, the Israeli military has been carrying out airstrikes targeting military sites, installations, and stockpiles once managed by the Syrian army.
Israel has encountered significant backlash for terminating the 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria and exploiting the disorder in the war-ravaged country to acquire land.
Most Israeli strikes have been focused in the southern Syrian provinces of Quneitra, Dara’a, and Damascus, representing around 80 percent of all documented Israeli assaults.
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