Israel launch hundreds of air strikes on Syrian military assets and seize positions | BBC News

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its air force and navy have conducted hundreds of strikes since Saturday night on targets across Syria.

The IDF said these strikes have taken out an estimated 70-80% of Syrian strategic military assets, from Damascus to Latakia.

Earlier, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had documented more than 310 strikes by the IDF since the Syrian government was overthrown by rebels on Sunday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Syrian rebel group that ousted President Bashar al-Assad, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, that Israel would "respond forcefully" if they allow Iran to "re-establish itself in Syria".

He has previously expressed a desire for peaceful ties with the new Syrian government, and cast its interventions as defensive.

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[akmyths]

Israel: We helped the rebels overthrow Assad.
Israel: So anyways:

[adilechavush]

Syria has the right to defend itself.
What right Israel has in Syria?

[Kevin-vzb]

BBC is depressed every time Israel did something

[YudaaaLevyy]

The Kurds are the largest nation in the world without a state, oppressed by Iran and Turkey.
Why do hypocrites who shout "free Palestine" not shout "free Kurdistan" ?

[CarlCrazy]

I’m sure Israel can care less about international opinion

[robharrisU]

Couldn't some of Syria become the Palestinians homeland?

[YudaaaLevyy]

We are still waiting for an article by the Israel-hating channel that covers how Israel treated the wounded Syrian rebels in hospitals in Israel. will never be reviewed.

[gavinneke]

What of the one Turkey took? Why nobody is talking about the evil Turkey is doing against the Kurds?

[Shamahtheyoung]

Israel occupied the land un tuensix day war.... Really, what happened in the six day war? Sucks to start a war then cry when the ones you attacked hit back hard

[Robdua]

When will Britain withdraw from Ireland.

[MohimanR]

Will EU order the same to Turkey 😆??? Turkey buffer zone inside Syria is bigger than Taiwan

[OsonduMoses]

Israel has right to defend themselves, Vive Israel IDF, watching from Almeria Spain

[traceler]

Israel needs to watch for stability and limit terrorist of any access to weapons since UN failed to do so.

[Tupak]

At some point Israel has to be stopped

[cncit]

What right and reason does Israel have to invade Syria?? Israel is not under attack from Syria?

[ManilaTom]

Condolences for the BBC. They are going through a difficult time right now. With Hamas, Hezbolah, and Assad defeated, they are losing all their friends and co-religionists.

[snozberries]

They wasted no time to expand their borders.

[jamesmartin]

Israel is securing Israel - with the disarray in Syria at the moment, Israel could take more land but why just stop at the Golan Heights buffer zone?

[BruceWayne-sfvr]

Maybe it has something to do with British English, but I find your guests use of the word "taken" when referring to the Golan Heights in the 1967 war, to be extremely offensive, like Israel has taken a lollipop from a child.

The Arabs started a war in 1967 by using intimidation (closing the Straits of Tiran, threatening to send the Jews into the sea, etc), Syria joined Egypt, they fought Israel and they lost, in particular they lost territory. Nothing was "taken", it was fought over, and won by Israel. If you don't want your territory "taken", don't start f**ing wars. Same with West Bank and Gaza. When armies win and gain territories, they don't give it back, that would be insane. However, Israel has succumbed to international pressure and accepted land for peace if the Arabs want their territories back. Call Israel when you're ready to talk peace.

[brianfallon]

So Israel should abandon positions to be replaced by...? The UN proved useless at stopping Hezbollah from moving south of the Litani in Lebanon. It is not an escalation. It is a prudent act of maintaining peace and order.