Syrian media report fresh Israeli strikes in Da’ara in southern Syria, after a stunning rebel advance took over the capital of Damascus yesterday and ended the Assad family’s five decades of iron rule.
Unverified footage of the strikes posted to social media appears to show secondary explosions, indicating that weapons were stored in the buildings targeted.
Israeli Air Force fighter jets struck dozens of targets across Syria yesterday, taking out weaponry that Israel feared could fall into the hands of hostile forces, in light of the dramatic fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime.
Target sites reportedly included advanced missile storage sites, air defense systems, and weapon production facilities, and a chemical weapons site.
The Israeli military also took up new positions in a buffer zone between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights as it prepared for potential chaos.
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