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| Israeli airstrikes hit Damascus and Daraa province | |
| 2025-02-26 | |
| [GEO.TV] Israeli fighter jets bombed hit a district south of Syria's capital as well as the southern province of Daraa, local broadcaster Syria TV reports. Residents of Damascus heard the sound of aircraft flying low over the capital followed by a series of blasts. Israeli strikes struck the suburb of al-Kisweh, about 20km (12 miles) south of Damascus. A security source said a military site was targeted, without providing further details. Additional Israeli air raids hit a town in the southern province of Daraa. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military. The bombardment came hours after Syria condemned Israel's incursion into the country's south and demanded it withdraw its forces. IDF says strikes in southern Syria hit military targets, including weapon storage sites [IsraelTimes] The IDF confirms that it struck “military targets” in southern Syria, including weapon storage sites. “The presence of military assets and forces in the southern part of Syria constitutes a threat to the citizens of the State of Israel,” the military says. “The IDF will continue to act to remove any threat to the citizens of the State of Israel.” Katz confirms Israeli strikes in southern Syria: ‘We will not allow it to become southern Lebanon’ [IsraelTimes] Defense Minister Israel Katz confirms that Israel is carrying out airstrikes in southern Syria after blasts were reported in several areas south of Damascus, and warns Israel “will not allow southern Syria to become southern Lebanon.” The strikes come after several Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanded in recent days the demilitarization of southern Syria, and warned that Israel would prevent the Syrian army from moving south of Damascus. “We will not endanger the security of our citizens,” Katz says. “Any attempt by Syrian regime forces and the country’s terrorist organizations to establish themselves in the security zone in southern Syria — will be met with fire.” Israeli strikes reported south of Damascus, security source says military site targeted [IsraelTimes] Israeli airstrikes are reported in the Quneitra region of southwest Syria, as well as in the city of Al-Kiswah, just south of Damascus. A security source tells Reuter that a military site was targeted, without providing further details. Residents of Damascus and Reuters reporters in the city heard the sound of airplanes flying several low passes over the capital and a series of blasts. There is no immediate comment from the IDF. Syrian army will risk facing Israeli fire if it moves south of Damascus, Israeli official says [IsraelTimes] Any Syrian army forces that move south of Damascus will risk “facing an Israeli response by fire,” an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel. “We are not going to allow jihadists near our border, we are not going to allow threats to the Druze in Syria, the brothers of brothers, and we will not allow another October 7 to happen in the Golan,” says the official. On Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Syria’s new leadership against moving troops into southern Syria.
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