Israel strikes Hamas weapons depot in southern Syria (Photos)

On Saturday, the Israeli army announced an airstrike targeting a weapons depot belonging to Hamas in southern Syria.

“The Israeli Air Force conducted an airstrike based on intelligence confirming the presence of a weapons storage facility belonging to Hamas in the Deir Ali area in southern Syria,” the army stated.

The attack resulted in the destruction of several cars and the killing and wounding of a number of unidentified elements, according to Syrian media sources.

Several photos of the site of the Israeli strike were circulated, showing the place burning, along with a number of cars.

Since the fall of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, Israel has intensified its military operations in Syria. One of the key actions was the invasion of the buffer zone between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

This operation captured strategic locations such as Madinat al-Salam, Khan Arnabah, Ma’ariya, Al-Wehda Dam, Quneitra, and the Syrian-controlled side of Mount Hermon (Jabal al-Shaykh).

This marked the first Israeli occupation of Syrian territory in over 50 years. The invasion was a direct response to the Syrian Army abandoning its positions along the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) buffer area.