military invasion by Israel into Syria following the fall of the Assad regime
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Israeli invasion of Syria (2024–present) Part of the Middle Eastern crisis, the spillover of the Gaza war and the Arab–Israeli conflict
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Israeli invasion of Syria (2024–present) Part of the Middle Eastern crisis, the spillover of the Gaza war and the Arab–Israeli conflict
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Wikipedia
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Israeli invasion of Syria (2024–present) - Wikipedia
2 days ago - Israeli Army Radio stated that the IDF and Northern Command initiated the operation in order to strengthen its border with Syria and prevent spillover or attacks against Israel. The military advance extended into the Quneitra Governorate, with substantial forces entering the town of Khan Arnabah.
Al Jazeera
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Why is Israel attacking Syria? | Features | Al Jazeera
Israel has justified its attacks on Syria for years by claiming it is eliminating Iranian military targets.
Published December 11, 2024
Videos
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Why is Israel bombing Syria? | The Take - YouTube
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Brief: Israel kills at least 24 in Gaza, increases Syria operations ...
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Israel strikes Syria's military HQ in Damascus | BBC News - YouTube
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Israel attacks military headquaters in the Syrian capital Damascus ...
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Israel-Gaza War: Qatar Raises Concern Over Fresh Attacks | WION ...
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Syria’s response is severely limited despite frequent Israeli ...
Al Jazeera
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Why is Israel attacking Syria? | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera
Debris lie on the ground at the ... Israel has attacked several locations across Syria, a move condemned by Damascus as a “flagrant violation” of its sovereignty....
Published April 8, 2025
Royal United Services Institute
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Why is Israel Escalating its Strikes Against Syria? | Royal United ...
Rather than see the end of Assad’s brutal regime as an opportunity, Israel perceives it as a threat and is responding as it often does when it feels insecure: through military force and territorial conquest.
Atlantic Council
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Five questions (and expert answers) about Israel’s strikes against Syria - Atlantic Council
July 16, 2025 - On the macro level, Israel is acting to contain a potential deterioration of the security situation in Syria. From Jerusalem’s vantage point, there are two possible explanations for the attacks on the Druze in Sweida: Either the perpetrators were affiliated with and/or dispatched by al-Sharaa (and the president is exhibiting his true jihadist colors) or the central government in Damascus is incapable of asserting its full authority over the country and cannot be trusted as a partner.
The Conversation
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Why is Israel attacking Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad?
2 weeks ago - The Israeli army has also made an incursion to establish a buffer zone between the Golan Heights and Syrian territory, seizing the highest and most strategic terrain on the Syrian border. Israel’s statements and actions are evidence that it welcomes the fall of a key piece in the Iran-led Axis of Resistance, but also that it is wary of the rebel groups that have seized power in Damascus.
Wikipedia
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Israel–Syria relations - Wikipedia
3 days ago - Tensions between Israel and Syria increased as the Intifada dragged on, primarily as a result of Syria's refusal to stop giving sanctuary to Palestinian militant groups conducting operations against Israel.
BBC
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Who are the Druze and why is Israel attacking Syria?
The most recent attacks have primarily acted as a warning against the Syrian army deploying to the south, with Israel seeking to create a demilitarised zone in the area. In particular, Israel fears the presence of Islamist fighters near its ...
Published July 17, 2025
The Conversation
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Why is Israel bombing Syria?
November 25, 2025 - We are acting to prevent the Syrian regime from harming them [the Druze] and to ensure the demilitarisation of the area adjacent to our border with Syria. In line with these warnings, the Israeli Air Force has conducted extensive strikes against ...
Al Jazeera
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Israeli attacks on Syria: What happened, who did Israel claim it was after? | Explainer News | Al Jazeera
A demilitarised zone was later established, but when President Bashar al-Assad was ousted, and his army was in shambles, Israel invaded to take outposts on Syrian-controlled land.
Published 1 month ago
Washington Post
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Why did Israel attack Syria and what does it have to do with the Druze - The Washington Post
July 20, 2025 - Israel launched a wave of strikes on Syria this week, hitting the presidential palace and Defense Ministry in Damascus. Israel said the attacks were meant to protect Syria’s Druze minority.
Washington Post
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Israeli covert activities in Syria seek to thwart Sharaa’s government - The Washington Post
4 days ago - Israel is suspicious of President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a longtime Islamist militant, and has provided weapons, intelligence and cash to militiamen at odds with his rule. ... Multiple Israeli airstrikes hit the Defense Ministry in Damascus, Syria, ...
Al Jazeera
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Israel attacked Syria more than 600 times over the past year | Syria's War News | Al Jazeera
3 weeks ago - While Israel’s air attacks have escalated this past year, it has been attacking Syria for years, justifying its actions by claiming to eliminate Iranian military installations. ... Since the fall of the al-Assad government, Israel claims it ...
YouTube
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Why Israel Attacked Syria? #israel #syria #russia - YouTube
One of the key elements of Israel's strategy in the region involves the establishment and maintenance of a buffer zone, formally known as the Area of Separat...
Published December 11, 2024
Reddit
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Why is Israel 'attacking' Syria?
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Hello! Your friendly neighbour Middle East policy person here.
I saw a post about this that just got removed (I was writing this as it was being removed and I thought I would create my own post to raise the issue, as it's an important one. There's a link to an article about it: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/katz-confirms-israeli-strikes-in-southern-syria-we-will-not-allow-it-to-become-southern-lebanon/
Israel is not attacking Syria per say, it’s targeting terror infrastructure, weapons caches, etc, things that could still be used by terror groups, militias, to attack Israel or even attack Syria internally. This makes both Israel and Syria safer. Don’t forget, Syria is still not a united country - fighting is still occurring between some groups and the country is still spilt between various groups.
What isn’t being reported is that IS is still operating in Syria - multiple terror attacks have been thwarted since Jan 1 (by the SDF, the Syrian Kurds in the north-east).
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Personally? And I'm ultra right winged when it comes to security + eliminating possible threats proactively.., I hope there is some hard intelligence to back up these strikes. Was hoping at this point for a peace deal between the two countries tbh. And I don't ask this to be rude, I ask out of curiosity. What makes you a middle east policy person? I've noticed you commented on other subs saying you are a middle east policy expert. Just curious
RUSI
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Israel's Attack on Syria: Will it Lead to Escalation? | Royal United Services Institute
Israeli intelligence officials, partially corroborating the accounts given by American and regional sources, have told McClatchy journalists that the target was indeed a convoy of Russian-supplied SA-17 anti-aircraft batteries, located at the Jamraya military base northwest of Damascus and not, as earlier suggested, on the border with Lebanon. Eyewitnesses have also reported that he Jamraya site was attacked, but Syrian rebels claim that this was the result of their own mortar attack. It is possible that more than one location was targeted by Israel.
Al Jazeera
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Israel and Syria have held peace talks. Why then did Israel attack Syria? | Explainer News | Al Jazeera
The Syrian government called the attacks “a blatant violation of the sovereignty of the Syrian Arab Republic”, according to Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates. Israel has attacked Syria hundreds of times since the regime of President Bashar al-Assad fell on December 8 and also conducted a land grab in the chaotic early hours after al-Assad fled to Moscow.
Published September 10, 2025
Al Jazeera
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Why did Israel bomb Syria? A look at the Druze and the violence in Suwayda | Syria's War News | Al Jazeera
Israel, which already occupies the Syrian Golan Heights, says its operations aim to protect the Druze minority – whom it considers potential allies – and to strike pro-government forces accused of attacking them.
Published July 17, 2025
YouTube
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Why is Israel bombing Syria? | The Take - YouTube
As Syria navigates a fragile political transition, Israel has wiped out much of Syrian military assets, pushed further into Syrian territory, and approved a ...
Published December 17, 2024