Illustrative image. (The Israeli Defense Forces)
A series of strikes hit the governorates of Latakia and Tartus on the Syrian coast late on May 30, with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) taking responsibility.
The Syrian Arab News Agency said that the strikes hit the towns of Zama and Burj Islam in the countryside of Latakia, killing one civilian and wounding three others. Other strikes targeted the vicinity of the port of Tartus, according to the state-run news agency.
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In a statement released later, the IDF said that the strikes hit weapon depots used to store anti-ship missiles which posed a threat to “international and Israeli freedom of navigation.” Additionally, the military said it struck anti-aircraft missile “components.”
Syrian government forces were spotted transporting a damaged Russian-made Pantsir-S short-range air-defense system in the city of Latakia.
Commenting on the strikes, Defense Minister Israel Katz said that there will be “no immunity for any party” that poses a threat to Israel.
“The IDF attacked and destroyed strategic weapons throughout Syria… that posed an immediate threat to the State of Israel,” Katz said.
“We will not allow threats and there will be no immunity for any party — we will continue to protect Israel’s security,” he added.
The strikes, which were among the most violent to hit Syria since the fall of the Assad regime last December, came following reports of Israeli-Syrian talks, including face-to-face meetings, aimed at calming tensions and preventing conflict in the border region between the two longtime foes.
Also earlier this week, Turkish media reported that Ankara resumed plans to establish air, naval and ground force bases in Syria.
Israel had rejected any Turkish military expansion in Syria during talks with Ankara in Azerbaijan. While it was reported on May 21 that the two countries had reached an understanding on a deconfliction mechanism, the latest wave of Israeli strikes indicate that major disagreements remain between the two.
While Syria appears to be seeking peace, it may not be ready yet to pay the price for it. Israel is likely looking to maintain control over Golan and may even annex the buffer zone and other areas. The IDF also appears to be firm on not allowing the country to rearm.
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it’s like the slave owner whipping his slave and all the syrians seem to do is praise israel and want to make peace with them but are willing to fight lebanon i have never seen such cowardness in my life the way the sunnis bend over is astonishing from syria to saudi arabia do their people not feel humiliation.
yes, but supposedly it’s all russia’s and iran’s fault. it’s all russia’s and iran’s fault that sunni moslem saudi arabia and sunni moslem uae and sunni moslem jordan and sunni moslem turkey sent 100,000 head choppers from 100 countries into the country and spent tens of billions of dollars to destroy syria. it’s all russia’s and iran’s fault that these countries are ruled by backstabbing quisling whores in bed with israel and the jewsa and serving zionist interests.
it’s all russia’s and iran’s fault that sisi allows zionist aircraft to use egyptian airspace to drop 2,000 lb. bombs from the jewsa on gaza children. it’s all russia’s and iran’s fault that fake king abdullah in jordan plays the whore, shooting down iranian missiles to protect israel, allows israel to use amman airport when the houthis shut down ben gurion, and providing an overland route for israeli exports when the houthis close down eilat. blame tussia. blame iran.
it’s all russia’s and iran’s fault that when chumpo cavorts around the gulf like a pole dancing hooker, the gulf sunni arabs are queueing up to stuff billions of dollars and luxury jets into his g string. the people giving $1.4 trillion to chump cannot provide $1 or one loaf of bread to people in gaza. blame russia. blame iran. it’s all their fault.
why blame iran? its fighting against injustice genocide apartheid criminal state of israel.
netanyahu is already old man and his generals is sick.
soon they will die and pay for there crimes against humanity. they are not immortals.
syria no longer exists since bashar al-assad and putler betrayed syria, syria is an israeli missile testing ground. if we’re lucky, israel will arm daesh, and syria will then be a training ground for real tests of the israeli military. by the way, the alawites, who in their stupidity believed in the holy putler, will probably be disappointed because, due to putler’s betrayal, they are now for the first time truly threatened because now too the government also wants to kill them
blame russia. blame the pixies and the leprechauns. just don’t mention the jews.
syria does not exist, it is israel’s training ground for their war games. i hope that russia will fall apart because of this betrayal, just as the soviet union did because of the betrayal of afghanistan. but perhaps putler is following in the footsteps of the traitor biden, to be removed by his own party and replaced with a woman.
the “axis of resistance” is fading into history, just like “palestine”…so many tears at southfront!
”’posed a threat to “international and israeli freedom of navigation.” additionally, the military said it struck anti-aircraft missile “components.””’
so even sams are a threat for the zionist freedom of ‘navigation’. such a dirty hassoles.