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Shafaq News
03-04-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Israel: Turkiye's Syria ambitions threaten balance of power
Shafaq News/ Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar accused Turkiye, on Thursday, of advancing a destabilizing agenda in Syria and Lebanon, warning that Ankara's actions threaten the regional balance of power. 'They're doing their utmost to turn Syria into a Turkish protectorate. It's clear that this is their intention,' Sa'ar told reporters at a press conference in Paris. His remarks came as senior Israeli officials convened to assess Turkiye's growing footprint in northern Syria. Maariv reported that the meeting included Defense Minister Israel Katz, Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, and other top military leaders. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was absent, as he is visiting Hungary. Israeli defense officials have grown increasingly concerned that Turkiye, with support from the Syrian regime, is working to establish a long-term military foothold in the region, a move viewed by Tel Aviv as a 'strategic threat.' 'Any change to the current status quo will be met with a firm response,' Katz warned, reaffirming Israel's commitment to air superiority and deterring militarization along its northern border. Although Israeli officials have ruled out direct confrontation with Ankara, they indicated continued reliance on preemptive strikes to counter perceived threats in southern Syria. Earlier, Israeli warplanes launched strikes on several targets in Syria, including the Scientific Research Center in Damascus' Barzeh district, according to Israeli and Syrian media. Damascus condemned the attacks as a violation of international law and an unjustified provocation aimed at destabilizing the country.
Al Manar
03-04-2025
- Politics
- Al Manar
Israeli Occupation Strikes Syrian Military Bases, Kills 10 in Daraa
The Israeli occupation army launched airstrikes on military airbases and infrastructure sites in the Syrian cities of Damascus, Hama and Homs as it carried out an incursion in the country's south late on Wednesday. The attack on Hama military airport almost completely destroyed the facility and led to dozens of injuries among civilians and military personnel, the Syrian foreign ministry said in a statement. The strikes targeted the military airport in Hama, and the vicinity of the scientific research center in the Barzeh neighborhood in Damascus, Syrian state media and officials said. A Syrian military source told Reuters a dozen strikes demolished the runways, tower, arms depots and hangars at the military airport. 'Israel has completely destroyed Hama airbase to ensure it is not used. This is a systematic bombing to destroy the military capabilities of the country's main airbases,' the source said. ⚡️🇸🇾🇮🇱JUST IN: Israel has carried out large-scale airstrikes in Syria today Israeli airstrikes targeted multiple sites across Syria, according to Syrian state media. In Damascus, the Scientific Research Center in Barzeh was hit. In Hama, strikes severely damaged the military… — Suppressed News. (@SuppressedNws) April 2, 2025 The Hama airbase west of the city is one of the country's main airbases, used extensively during the 13-year-old conflict between Assad and the rebels before they ousted him. The Israeli occupation military also said on Wednesday it targeted the T4 airbase in Homs province, which it has repeatedly hit over the past week. Incursion in Daraa Elsewhere in the southern province of Daraa, 10 people were killed overnight in clashes between Israeli occupation forces and local residents in the Al-Jabaliya area, Syrian state media reported Thursday morning. The clashes erupted as the occupation forces carried out an incursion into the area, according to the state media in Syria. Israeli occupation forces have made intensive incursions into Nawa and Jasim in the western Daraa countryside, Syria — MenchOsint (@MenchOsint) April 2, 2025
Shafaq News
02-04-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Israel's escalating campaign: New wave of strikes hits Syria
Shafaq News/ Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes on multiple sites across Syria late Wednesday, hitting the Scientific Research Center in Damascus' Barzeh district, according to Syrian and Israeli media. Medical sources told the state-run SANA news agency that several people were wounded in the attack. Explosions were also reported at Hama Military Airport, while Israeli strikes targeted areas near the airport and the vicinity of T4 Military Airbase in eastern Homs countryside. The Israeli military has not commented on the strikes. مراسل سانا بدمشق: غارة لطيران الاحتلال الإسرائيلي استهدفت محيط مبنى البحوث العلمية بحي مساكن برزة في دمشق. #سانا — الوكالة العربية السورية للأنباء - سانا (@SanaAjel) April 2, 2025 The attack comes amid an escalation in Israeli operations in Syria following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime on December 8, 2024. Since then, Israel has intensified its military campaign, conducting more than 350 airstrikes aimed at missile depots, radar installations, and chemical weapons sites. Strikes have largely focused on Damascus, Homs, and Tartous, reportedly destroying over 70% of Syria's military infrastructure, including aircraft and naval assets. Israeli forces have also advanced into southern Syria, taking control of parts of the Golan Heights buffer zone. Israeli troops have also expanded to key positions, including Mount Hermon, where they are reportedly fortifying their presence for long-term control.
