Illustrative photo of an Israeli F-15 Eagle fighter jet (Edi Israel/Flash90/File)
Early on October 27, a new series of Israeli airstrikes targeted military positions in the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus.
In a statement to the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency, a Syrian military source said that the airstrikes were launched from northern Israel. According to the unnamed source, several hostile munitions were successfully intercepted by Syrian air defenses. Footage that emerged after the attack confirmed this.
Several military positions were reportedly hit. The airstrikes caused some material losses. Nevertheless, no casualties were reported.
This was the third Israeli attack on Syria a week. On October 21, a series of airstrikes hit al-Dimas airport and a nearby radar site in the western outskirts of Damascus. The attack resulted in material losses only. Later on October 24, several military positions near al-Dimas were struck again. A soldier was wounded as a result of the attack, which also resulted in material losses.
Earlier this month, Israeli officials claimed that the Israeli military’s repeated attacks on Syria destroyed about 90% of Iran’s military infrastructure there.
All of Israel’s recent airstrikes on Syria were reportedly meant to stop Iranian weapons shipments meant for Hezbollah in Lebanon. Nevertheless, many of these strikes resulted in Syrian human or material losses only. This raises some serious questions about the real motives behind these attacks.
Israel is apparently attempting to push Syria away from its allies in the so-called “Axis of Resistance,” namely Iran and Hezbollah. Tel Aviv will not likely achieve this goal any time soon.
