Israel Launches Attack to Destroy Syrian Fleet
Israeli airstrikes on the port of Latakia, Syria, Dec. 9, 2024. X/ @SilviodoQuental
December 10, 2024 Hour: 7:56 am
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported that Israeli troops are getting increasingly closer to Damascus.
On Tuesday, the Israeli military announced that its navy carried out a large-scale operation to destroy the former Bashar al-Assad regime’s fleet.
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The strikes destroyed “numerous” vessels armed with sea-to-sea missiles in Mina al-Bayda Bay and the port of Latakia on the Syrian coast in an overnight attack between Monday and Tuesday. The operation aimed to prevent the fleet’s weaponry from falling into hostile hands.
Separately, the Israeli Air Force has conducted about 250 airstrikes in Syria since the collapse of Assad’s government, Israel’s state-owned Kan TV reported. Israeli officials said the strikes were intended to destroy advanced weapons that could threaten Israel.
On Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that Israeli troops have advanced 14 kilometers into Syrian territory beyond the so-called demilitarized zone and are getting increasingly closer to Damascus. The Israeli occupation forces entered Syria not from a single point on the border but along a stretch of more than 20 kilometers.
Meanwhile, the Israeli Army denied reports about the alleged advance of its tanks toward Damascus, stating that its forces remain within the demilitarized zone in the south of the country. These forces were deployed early Sunday morning in response to alleged attacks by insurgents that brought an end to Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
According to Syria’s state television, now controlled by insurgents who overthrew al-Assad last Sunday, “the Israeli occupation army remains in its previous positions in the northern part of Quneitra and Hamidiya, with no new movements reported.”
On Monday, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar stated that the Israeli Army’s presence in the demilitarized zone is “temporary and limited,” intended solely to safeguard Israel’s security and protect the boundary established in the 1974 disarmament agreement between the two countries.
teleSUR/ JF Sources: EFE – Xinhua
