'Israel' launches extensive strikes across Syria
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"Israel" launched widespread airstrikes across Syria, hitting sites near Damascus, Hama, and Latakia in a major escalation of its ongoing aerial campaign.
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Fire blazes from the site of an Israeli airstrike targeting Syria, on May 2, 2025. (Social media)
Israeli warplanes launched a wide-ranging series of airstrikes across Syria in what local reports describe as one of the most expansive attacks in recent months.
According to Syrian sources and Israeli media outlets, the operation began with intense drone activity over the provinces of Daraa, Homs, and Hama, before transitioning into a coordinated aerial assault carried out by Israeli fighter jets overnight.
Strikes target military sites across central and southern Syria
One of the earliest reported strikes targeted the area near the village of Shaṭḥa in western Hama countryside, where a military warehouse located within what is being described as a Syrian army base of the former regime was hit. Simultaneously, Israeli aircraft were heard over multiple governorates, signaling the broad scale of the attack.
مشاهد من القصف الإسرائيلي على محيط قرية شطحة في حماة.#الميادين #سوريا pic.twitter.com/ReOWcRYsoD
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) May 2, 2025
In Latakia's countryside, airstrikes struck the al-Sha‘ra region, while further south, Israeli jets flew heavily over Damascus and its surroundings. Explosions were reported in and around the capital, particularly near the Harasta suburb.
Confirmed targets included the Signal Battalion headquarters and areas around the former Tishreen Military Hospital in northern Damascus. Local sources confirmed that the strikes targeted camps, sites, and military warehouses in the mountain range surrounding Harasta, Barzeh, and al-Tall.
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Additional raids reported in Daraa and Idlib
Further south, the town of Muthbin in northern Daraa was also hit by an Israeli airstrike. Israeli media outlets reported that the strikes included previously untouched areas in Damascus and simultaneous hits on positions in Idlib.
فيديو متداول للاعتداء الإسرائيلي الذي استهدف ريف #درعا في سوريا.#الميادين pic.twitter.com/um8KLjAebf
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) May 2, 2025
Local sources said that a second Israeli airstrike on Daraa hit the outskirts of the city of Izra' in the governorate's countryside. The attack targeted the Syrian Arab Army's 175th Regiment camps.
مشاهد تظهر اندلاع النيران في معسكرات الفوج 175 التابعة للجيش السوري السابق في مدينة إزرع، في ريف #درعا الشمالي.#الميادين pic.twitter.com/WMximT7rOn
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) May 2, 2025
No official response from Damascus yet
As of Sunday, the Syrian government had not issued any official statement regarding casualties or the extent of material damage. Local sources said that one person was martyred in the strikes that targeted the outskirts of Harasta.
This latest escalation marks a significant moment in the Israeli regime's ongoing air campaign in Syria.
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