Israeli military aircraft have purportedly carried out a string of airstrikes against a decommissioned military installation in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, where forces affiliated with the ruling Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) regime are stationed.
According to local media, an unnamed security source said four strikes hit the runway of Abu al-Duhur military airbase near Idlib early on Tuesday.
The source added that the strikes caused material damage to the airport’s runway, but that no injuries were reported.
Abu al-Duhur airbase is located 50 kilometers (31 miles) southwest of Aleppo, approximately 300 kilometers (186 miles) from the Israeli-occupied territories.
After the collapse of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government in early December 2024, the Israeli military has been carrying out airstrikes targeting military sites, installations, and stockpiles once managed by the Syrian army.
Israel has encountered significant backlash for terminating the 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria and exploiting the disorder in the war-ravaged country to acquire land.
The UN and various Arab countries denounced Israel’s actions as violations of international law and infringements on Syria’s sovereignty.
Even with the HTS’s promises of collaboration with Tel Aviv, Israel has consistently refused to depart from Syria.
The two sides have been involved in intermittent discussions to secure a “safety pact,” yet no agreement or significant progress has been reported.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed his military to advance further into Syrian territory past the Golan Heights, which have been occupied since 1967, and capture multiple key sites.
Most Israeli strikes have been focused in the southern Syrian provinces of Quneitra, Dara’a, and Damascus, representing around 80 percent of all documented Israeli assaults.
