A massive explosion rocked Syria, marking the heaviest Israeli airstrikes in the region in over a decade. Footage captured a huge mushroom cloud rising into the sky following what is believed to be an Israeli airstrike on a munitions depot in northwestern Syria, near the city of Tartus.
The blast was so powerful that it registered as a 3.0 magnitude earthquake on seismic sensors, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). The attack is part of a larger series of Israeli airstrikes targeting military infrastructure across Syria, including weapons depots and air defense systems.
The SOHR described the strikes as the heaviest in Syria’s coastal region since 2012, noting that the attacks were intended to prevent weapons from falling into the hands of terrorist groups. This wave of strikes follows a series of Israeli assaults on Syrian airbases and military targets in recent days, with the Israeli military carrying out nearly 300 airstrikes in just one week.
The escalation comes amid continuing Israeli efforts to curb the influence of Iran and its allies in Syria, as Israel has regularly targeted military assets linked to the regime of ousted President Assad. The situation has sparked international condemnation, with Iran and Qatar criticizing Israel’s actions as violations of Syrian sovereignty.
Israel, however, maintains that its operations are limited and temporary, aimed at securing its borders and preventing hostile forces from gaining a foothold near Israel.
