Israel carries out fresh Syria strike, rebukes US envoy over ‘unnecessary escalation’ criticism
DAMASCUS, Aug 23 — Israel carried out a fresh strike in Syria yesterday and lambasted US envoy Tom Barrack for cri...
On August 23, Israel conducted a fresh military strike in Syria and vehemently rebuked US envoy Tom Barrack for criticizing a previous attack on an air base. Barrack had called the assault an "unnecessary escalation that does not advance regional stability." Shortly after the strike, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz dismissed Barrack's remarks as "full of inaccuracies."
Since the 2024 downfall of President Bashar al-Assad, Israel has launched numerous strikes in Syria, sending troops into a UN-monitored buffer zone in the Golan Heights, a region Israel captured from Syria during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War and later annexed. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed Turkey had aimed to establish a military presence at the air base, a claim Ankara denied.
Syrian state media reported a civilian was injured when an Israeli drone struck a vehicle near the Golan Heights, describing it as a "flagrant violation" of their sovereignty. Israel maintains it was targeting a terrorist preparing attacks. The Israeli military chief warned troops in southern Syria to be vigilant against hostile forces.
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