Israeli strikes hit Syria’s navy, military arsenals
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. TEL AVIV—Israel targeted Syria’s naval and other military assets overnight as part of its campaign to destroy weapons left behind by the country’s military following the downfall of President Bashar al-Assad. Israeli missile ships overnight destroyed naval vessels belonging to Assad’s forces that held sea-to-sea missiles, a person familiar with the matter said.
The strikes happened in the port area of Latakia and Minet El Beida Bay, and were intended to prevent the weapons from falling into the hands of rebels that could eventually use them against Israel, the person said. Israel’s state-owned Israeli Army Radio reported that Israel struck over 250 Syrian military targets in the past day. Israel’s military in recent days has also moved its troops into the 155-square-mile buffer zone in the Golan Heights and said Tuesday its forces were still holding their position there.
Turkey on Tuesday joined Egypt and Qatar in condemning Israel’s deployment into the buffer zone with Syria. Israel has said that it is not intervening in Syria’s internal power struggle, but instead is focusing its efforts on eliminating perceived threats to its security. In recent days, Israel’s military has struck Syria’s residual chemical weapons capabilities, long-range missiles and rockets, and antiaircraft batteries.
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