Israeli forces landed at a former air-defence base near al-Kiswah, about 10km south of Damascus, during a series of airstrikes. The base had previously served as a strategic site for Iranian militias. Syrian state media said earlier strikes in the area killed six Syrian soldiers who discovered and were dismantling alleged Israeli listening and spying devices. Israeli warplanes and drones prevented Syrian forces from entering the site until Israeli troops departed. Israel's defence minister cited round-the-clock operations for national security. Syria condemned the strikes as violations of international law, while Israel has repeatedly targeted depots and bases since Assad's ouster.
Israeli forces touched down at a former air-defence base in southern Syria on Wednesday during a series of airstrikes in the area their farthermost such operation inside Syria since Bashar al-Assad was ousted last December. The airbase, located near the city of al-Kiswah, about 6 miles (10km) south of Damascus, was previously a strategic base for Iranian militias during Assad's rule.
Syrian state media reported that the Israeli military had carried out strikes in the same area a day earlier, killing six Syrian soldiers who had found Israeli listening and spying devices there. The soldiers were in the process of dismantling the devices when they were killed, state media said. Israeli warplanes and drones prevented Syrian forces from entering the area until late on Wednesday night, after Israeli forces had left the site.
The Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, posted on X that forces were operating in all combat zones day and night for the security of Israel, but otherwise offered no explanation. The Syrian foreign ministry condemned the strikes, calling them a violation of international law and a breach of the country's sovereignty. Israel carried out dozens of strikes on weapons depots and military bases after the ousting of Assad in December last year.
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