Assad prisons searched; Israel hits chemical weapons websites

Assad prisons searched; Israel hits chemical weapons websites


Israel says it struck suspected chemical weapons websites in Syria

The Israeli navy has struck suspected chemical weapons and long-range weapons websites in Syria, overseas minister Gideon Saar informed reporters at the moment.

“The solely curiosity we now have is the safety of Israel and its residents,” he stated. “That’s why we attacked strategic weapons techniques, like, for instance, remaining chemical weapons, or long-range missiles and rockets, so that they won’t fall within the palms of extremists.”

His feedback got here amid Israeli bombardment of the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights the place plumes of spoke rose over the Syrian Governorate of Quneitra.

Israeli bombardment in Syria
Smoke billowing above the Syrian Governorate of Quneitra this morning.Jalaa Marey / AFP – Getty Images

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated yesterday he ordered the Israeli navy to take full management of the buffer zone with Syria in Golan Heights.

Katz stated he took the choice alongside his boss Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “We are right here to obviously state our dedication to make sure the safety of the Golan Heights communities,” he stated in a put up on X.

U.S. Air Force conducts greater than 75 strikes on ISIS targets amid Syria regime change

The U.S. ordered dozens of “precision airstrikes” towards ISIS camps and operatives all through Syria yesterday, Central Command stated.

More than 75 strikes had been carried out towards Islamic State-related targets in an effort to degrade its capabilities and stop ISIS from taking benefit of the present state of affairs in Syria. The Air Force used quite a lot of plane, together with B-52s, F-15s and A-10s.

Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla stated all teams within the space needs to be conscious the U.S. will act “in the event that they companion with or help ISIS in any method.”

“There needs to be little question — we won’t enable ISIS to reconstitute and reap the benefits of the present state of affairs in central Syria,” he stated.

Rebels take management of Syria, Assad flees nation

Assad relinquishes management of Syria after insurgent teams take Damascus and all the newest from the area.