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Iran provides military assistance to the militias fighting against rebel forces in Syria while also supporting the Syrian government. Israel considers the expanding Iranian presence in Syria to be a danger to its national security and has therefore taken steps to thwart the transfer of weapons to the militias that pose a direct threat to Israel.
Hamas strongly "condemned the Israeli attack and its targeting of residential neighborhoods in the capital, Damascus..." [ 14 ] while the Islamic Jihad Movement stated that the bombing "reveals Israel's continuous efforts to target Syria and deepen the tragedy of its people who are healing their wounds after the devastating earthquake ."
The May 2013 Rif Dimashq airstrikes were a series of aerial attacks made on targets in Syria on 3 and 5 May 2013. [3] The 3 May attack was on targets at Damascus International Airport. [1] [4] The 5 May attacks were on targets at Jamraya, and the Al-Dimas and Maysalun areas in Rif Dimashq (Damascus Countryside). [5]
Israel has for years carried out attacks on what it has described as Iran-linked targets in Syria, where Tehran's influence has grown since it began supporting President Bashar al-Assad in a civil ...
Israel has unleashed one of the heaviest bombardments of the tiny strip ever recorded, after the ruling Hamas militant group launched a deadly surprise attack in Israel on Saturday, that left more ...
The Israel-Hamas war is spilling into Syria, fueled by growing instability, violence and a lack of progress toward a political solution to its 12-year conflict, the United Nations special envoy ...
The area, which is home to a facility belonging to the Scientific Studies and Research Center and thought to be used as a base for Iranian forces, has been repeatedly targeted in recent years in attacks attributed to Israel. [252] On May 20, three Syrian soldiers were killed when Israel fired surface-to-surface missiles near Damascus, causing ...
At least four attacks, two in Syria and two in Iraq, took place on 26 October before the US airstrikes, according to the militias. If true, this would consitute the joint-most prolific day of ...