Footage from the 48-hour bombing campaign against the former Assad regime’s army in Syriahis army posted Israel (IDF), claiming to have destroyed advanced weapons to keep them from falling into the hands of enemy forces, including Hezbollah.
The IDF announced that Israel’s Air Force and Navy carried out more than 350 strikes during the operation, which they called “Bashan Arrow,” after the biblical name for the area in the Golan Heights and southern Syria.
Israel announced that: “It hit most of the stockpiles of strategic weapons in Syria.” The military estimates it has destroyed “70-80% of the Assad regime’s strategic weapons.”
Waves of airstrikes carried out by IAF (air force) fighters and drones hit Syrian air defense systems, air bases, weapons depots and weapons production facilities in Damascus, Homs, Tartus, Lattakia and Palmyra, as reported by the Israeli army.
The IDF releases footage from its 48-hour bombing campaign against the former Assad regime’s military, destroying advanced weaponry Israel fears could fall into the hands of hostile elements including Hezbollah.
The military says the Israeli Air Force and Israeli Navy carried… pic.twitter.com/WGEIqOWKd2
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) December 10, 2024
Airstrikes destroyed many of Assad’s long-range missiles, Scud missiles, cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, air defense missiles, fighter jets, helicopters, radars, tanks and hangars.
Operation ‘Hats Bashan’: the IDF attacked strategic weapons caches
For all the details and documentationhttps://t.co/kWXIWTx2nU pic.twitter.com/fu3JoBdf7y
— Israel Defense Forces (@idfonline) December 10, 2024
Israeli Navy strikes in Minet el-Beida Bay and the port of Latakia on the Syrian coast destroyed 15 Syrian Navy ships, according to the IDF.
#urgent Operation “Arrow of Bashan”: The IDF attacked strategic weapons stockpiles in Syria
⭕️Within 48 hours, the IDF attacked the majority of strategic weapons stockpiles in Syria, fearing that they would fall into the hands of terrorist elements.
⭕️In the naval arena: Yesterday evening (Monday), missile ships belonging to the Navy were launched to carry out an operation… pic.twitter.com/H1zMOsOAXj
— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) December 10, 2024
Earlier today, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed that the Israeli Navy had destroyed the Syrian fleet, with footage from Latakia showing damaged and sunk Syrian warships.
Source: OnAlert.gr