Israeli airstrikes were reported in Syria early Friday morning outside the northwestern city of Hama. Syrian state media said four civilians were killed in the strikes.
The civilians killed were a family of four: a mother, a father, and two children. Syrian media also reported that four more civilians were wounded, and the strikes destroyed three houses.
The incident marks the first time Israeli airstrikes hit Syria during Joe Biden’s presidency. Israel has been bombing Syria for years, but the strikes have stepped up in recent months.
One of the last Israeli attacks on Syria during the Trump administration hit dozens of sites and killed at least 57 Syrian soldiers and Shia militia members. The airstrikes were reportedly carried out by using US intelligence.
Israel usually hits what they claim are Iranian targets inside Syria, although they are usually Shia militias. The recent uptick in attacks on Syria could have been an effort to provoke a military conflict with Iran before President Trump left office.
Israel will almost certainly blame any retaliation by the Syrian government or other forces in Syria on Iran, despite the fact that Israeli airstrikes have been hitting the country for years.
And as usual world remains quiet…!
As long as Israel maintains its present strategies against neighboring nations it can expect other nations like Russia and Iran to be present in those nations as DEFENDERS, not attackers. The ball has always been in Israel’s court, so to speak, but the world’s image has been shaped to put Israel ALWAYS on the defensive! It would be nice to see some peace for a change for Israel and ALL nations!
The media ignores it. That is why the world remains quiet. Israel has the most powerful, the most efficient PR arm in the world.
Hezbollah’s Nasrallah explains his concept of the Israeli raids on Syria:
“…Israeli airstrikes have been hitting the country for years….”
payback will someday be a bitch
57 military and 4 civilians killed. Sounds like the Syrian military and Shia militia are setting up in civilian areas again to create collateral damage for the news. Muslims use of schools as ammo bunkers and basements of hospitals as military command posts has been proven in the past.