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Israel: Airstrikes across Syria hit military targets
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DAMASCUS, Syria -- Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, a Syrian opposition war monitor said Tuesday, and the Israeli defense minister announced that his forces had destroyed Syria's navy.
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Israel said it carried out strikes against chemical weapons and missile-storage sites in Syria, describing the move as a preventive measure to ensure the safety of citizens after the fall
Israel’s foreign minister says it has struck suspected chemical weapons sites and long-range rockets in Syria in order to prevent them from falling into the hands of hostile actors.
By Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — The collapse of the Assad regime has prompted a punishing military response from Israel, which has launched airstrikes at military targets across Syria and deployed ground troops both into and beyond a demilitarized buffer zone for the first time in 50 years.
Israel has launched a bombing campaign in Syria, targeting air bases, weaponry and suspected chemical weapons facilities, purportedly to disarm extremists.
Israeli forces carried out airstrikes on targets in Syria as Israel continues to take more aggressive action in the country following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime over the weekend.
Arab nations condemned Israel for launching an incursion into Syria and massively bombing Syrian military sites. With the end of the Assad regime, Syria was descending into further conflict, threatening to expand the violence engulfing the Middle East.
The collapse of the Assad regime has prompted a punishing military response from Israel, which has launched airstrikes at military targets across Syria and deployed ground troops both into and beyond a demilitarized buffer zone for the first time in 50 years.
Israeli warplanes struck scores of targets across Syria overnight as Israel Defense Forces stepped up its campaign to degrade the fighting capability of Syrian and Iranian forces that could pose a threat to Israel.
Israel launched waves of heavy airstrikes across Syria on Tuesday, hitting what it said were military targets to prevent abandoned weapons from falling into the hands of rebel fighters.
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, a Syrian opposition war monitor said Tuesday, and the Israeli defense minister announced that his forces had destroyed Syria's navy.
Israel’s bold move into Syria is a calculated gamble to neutralize threats and secure its borders, but it risks igniting a powder keg of regional instability.
Israel pounded Syria with hundreds of airstrikes Tuesday, eliminating most of the country's strategic weapons stockpiles in a move officials say will prevent the dangerous weapons from falling into the hands of extremists.
The Israeli military said it targeted Syrian antiaircraft batteries, missile depots, manufacturing facilities, drones, helicopters, fighter jets, tanks, hangars, radars and 15 naval vessels.
