Mon Mar 17 19:43:04 UTC 2025: ## Israeli Airstrikes in Southern Syria Kill Two, Injure Dozens
**DAMASCUS, Syria** – Israeli forces launched airstrikes on military targets in southern Syria on Monday, resulting in the deaths of two civilians and injuries to at least 19 others, according to Syrian state media. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed the strikes, stating they targeted military sites, including command centers and facilities containing weapons and vehicles belonging to the Syrian regime.
The IDF cited the presence of these military assets as a threat to Israel’s national security, vowing to continue operations against such threats in southern Syria. Syrian state news agency SANA reported the casualties occurred in airstrikes on the outskirts of Daraa city.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based war monitor, identified the targeted site as a former Syrian army facility now used by the current Syrian authorities.
This latest incident marks yet another in a long series of Israeli airstrikes in Syria. Since the ouster of former president Bashar al-Assad in December (Note: This date is likely inaccurate; Assad remains in power. The text likely intends to reference a significant date during the Syrian civil war), Israel has conducted hundreds of such operations, predominantly targeting government forces and Iranian-linked groups. Even before this period, during the Syrian civil war that began in 2011, Israel carried out numerous airstrikes within Syrian territory.
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