Israeli warplanes have struck weapons storage sites in Syria, including ground-to-ground missile depots, according to Hezbollah-affiliated media outlets
The strikes occurred overnight in the cities of Aleppo, Hama and Tartus.
The Earthquake
The Russian news agency Sputnik reported that airstrikes in Aleppo and Hama caused an earthquake in Syria early Monday.
In Tartus, in the west of the country, strikes hit weapons depots, causing tremors measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale, according to the Hezbollah-affiliated Al Mayadeen network, as the depots caught fire.
Why the strikes”
Israel is expanding its strikes on weapons storage sites, including ground-to-ground missiles and air defense systems, to prevent such equipment from falling into the hands of terrorists.
In addition, Israel has been attacking the remnants of the pro-Iran militias that operated in Syria until the fall of the Assad regime earlier this month.
The Recorded Earthquake
Hebrew-language media attributed a tremor felt off the Syrian coast last night to heavy Israeli airstrikes in the Tartus area.
The Israel Geographical Survey’s Seismology Department recorded a magnitude 3.1 tremor at 11:49 p.m., with the epicenter about 17 miles (28 kilometers) offshore from the city of Banias.
The earthquake was 20 miles (32 kilometers) deep, but there is no confirmation that it was caused by the explosions from the strikes.
Strike israelense atinge depósito de munições em Tartus, na SÃria: pic.twitter.com/ISJnUDkj2I
” Israel Agora e Sempre (@AgoraIsrael) December 16, 2024
The Strikes on the Syrian Coast
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Israeli aircraft carried out heavy strikes on the Syrian coast on Sunday night, hitting air defense units, surface-to-surface missile depots and other locations.
Reports indicate that these were the “heaviest attacks” in the coastal region of Tartus in more than a decade, since the attacks began in 2012.
Videos are circulating on social media showing a large explosion.
Published in 12/16/2024 08h18
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