Has war come to Turkey's borders? Claim that 'Israel struck Syria'

Tensions continue to rise in the Middle East. According to the Israel-based Haaretz, the Israeli army carried out an airstrike on the port city of Tartus on the Syrian coast. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that Syrian air defense systems responded to the missiles. Social media accounts known for their proximity to the regime also claimed that Israeli aircraft targeted numerous military sites in Tartus.

RUSSIAN BASE LOCATED

There is a military base belonging to the Russian Navy in Tartus, and it is still unknown whether there were any casualties or material losses in the attack.

NO STATEMENT YET FROM ISRAEL AND DAMASCUS ADMINISTRATION

It has been claimed that Israeli aircraft carried out airstrikes on multiple sites in the Tartus province in western Syria. Social media accounts known for their proximity to the regime claimed that Israeli aircraft targeted numerous military sites in Tartus. It was reported that the attacks were ongoing and that the regime's air defense systems continued to respond. No statement has yet been made regarding the incident from Israel or the Damascus administration.

ISRAEL HAS BEEN CARRYING OUT ATTACKS SINCE 2011

Israeli warplanes had carried out 15 airstrikes on multiple military sites in the Syrian provinces of Hama and Tartus on September 9. The attack resulted in the deaths of 16 people and injuries to 36 others. It is known that there are elements of the Syrian army, Iran-backed terrorist groups, and Lebanese Hezbollah in Tartus and its rural areas. Since the civil war began in 2011, Israel has periodically carried out attacks on military sites belonging to Iran-backed groups and the Syrian army in Syria.

THE TOLL IN LEBANON IS INCREASING

The toll in Lebanon, the other country attacked by Israel, is increasingly severe. In a statement from the Israeli army spokesperson, it was announced that the Israeli army carried out airstrikes for the third time during the day in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa region. It was stated that warplanes targeted 1500 sites allegedly belonging to Hezbollah within Lebanon, and that drones hit hundreds of sites. The Israeli army declared that it had dropped more than 2,000 bombs on Lebanon since Monday morning. Similarly, Israeli Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi stated that they would intensify their attacks on Lebanon, saying, "They will not give Hezbollah a breather and will continue to accelerate their attacks." Lebanese Health Minister Firas el-Ebyad provided information about the casualties caused by the unprecedented attacks carried out by Israel since yesterday morning on towns and villages in the south and east of the country during a press conference in the capital Beirut. Ebyad reported that the number of deaths in Israel's attacks on Lebanese towns and villages has risen to 558, while the number of injured has reached 1835.

HEZBOLLAH ANNOUNCED IT TARGETED AN ISRAELI MILITARY BASE

Hezbollah's recent statements drew attention to the phrase "to protect Lebanon and its people." The Lebanese Hezbollah announced that it targeted the Nimra base, which is affiliated with the Israeli army's northern command, with rockets, and the Eliakim base south of Haifa with "Fadi-2" type missiles. Additionally, Hezbollah announced that it targeted the Shimshon military base near the city of Nazareth in northern Israel with the "Fadi-3" missile, which it used for the first time from its inventory. Due to rockets fired from Lebanon, attack alarms went off in settlements around the coastal city of Haifa. Following the explosions caused by missiles fired from Israeli air defense systems, sounds of explosions were heard, and smoke was seen in the sky. The Israeli police spokesperson stated in a written statement that some parts of the rockets destroyed in the air fell into the Krayot settlement near Haifa and the northern coastal city of Akka and the Western Galilee region, causing damage to some vehicles near Akka. On social media, images were shared showing rockets fired from Lebanon hitting open areas in some northern locations. Israeli media reported that approximately 60 rockets were fired from Lebanon in the last hour, and a total of about 160 rockets during the day.

ISRAEL REPORTED THE DEATH OF HEZBOLLAH COMMANDER KUBEYSI

The Israeli army made a written statement regarding the airstrike carried out in the afternoon in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. It was stated that the Israeli Air Force carried out an attack on the Dahiye region, where Hezbollah is strong, in Beirut. It was reported that the target of the attack was Kubeysi, and that the Hezbollah commander was killed in the bombardment. Kubeysi was alleged to be responsible for Hezbollah's missiles and rockets.

ISRAEL IS BRINGING THE WAR TO SYRIA

After bombing Gaza, where it has killed tens of thousands of civilians from the air, land, and sea for a year, Israel first attacked Lebanon. Information has emerged that it attacked the port city of Tartus in Syria this evening. According to reports from Israeli media, Israeli warplanes struck the city of Tartus, located in western Syria, where a military base belonging to the Russian Navy is located. Images of Tartus being hit quickly spread on social media.