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Israeli military operations and tensions in Syria

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Israeli military operations in Syria have expanded from ground-based incursions in the south to airstrikes in the north. In the Dera and Quneitra provinces, Israeli forces have intensified raids and established approximately 10 military points since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad administration in December 2024. Israel has justified this presence by claiming the 1974 Disengagement Agreement is no longer valid. On August 18, 2026, the IDF conducted airstrikes against the Abu al-Duhur military airbase in Idlib province. While reports indicate the airbase was inactive, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the strikes as delivering messages through ‘kinetic ways.’ Tensions with Türkiye have escalated, with the Turkish Presidency characterizing the military action as illegal. Diplomatic tensions intensified on September 2, 2026, following reports that Turkish officers were at the Abu al-Duhur facility to prepare for the deployment of radar and air-defense systems—claims disputed by Ankara and Damascus. On September 5, 2026, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar declared the establishment of Turkish military bases in Syria a ‘red line.’ On September 18, 2026, Syrian representative Ibrahim Olabi warned the UN Security Council that Israeli actions pose the ‘greatest threat to Middle East stability.’ Concurrently, Israeli forces conducted operations in southwestern Syria, destroying former regime military sites near Jandal Castle on Mount Hermon and shelling the Quneitra countryside. An Israeli drone strike also hit a delivery truck near Beit Jinn, wounding a civilian driver; the Israeli military stated the target was a ‘terrorist preparing imminent attacks.’ The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the strike as a ‘flagrant violation of national sovereignty and international law.’ By September 29, 2026, Israeli forces increased the frequency of incursions into the Daraa and Quneitra provinces.

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