Israel demolishes another Middle Eastern capital then claims ‘victim status’ after labeling them as ‘threat’

Israel increased its role in the ongoing Syrian conflict by carrying out multiple airstrikes that directly hit the Syrian Defense Ministry in Damascus. This attack, which had not happened before and reportedly caused injuries, shows a major change in Israel’s stance toward the new Syrian government led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

As reported by the Washington Post, the strikes happened at the same time as new sectarian violence in southern Syria, especially near the city of Sweida, where fighting has continued for days between the Druze religious minority and Bedouin tribes. The Israeli military said the strikes targeted the “struck the entrance of the Syrian regime’s military headquarters” and claimed that Israel would keep “to monitor developments and the regime’s actions against Druze civilians in southern Syria.”