The Israeli Air Force bombed the main entrance of the Syrian Armed Forces General Staff building on July 16 local time, scaring off the host who was live broadcasting in front of the building. In addition to bombing the presidential palace, the Ministry of Defense building, and the General Staff building in Damascus, as well as bases near Damascus, Israeli Air Force fighter jets and armed drones also bombed several locations in the southwest suburbs of Suweida city in Syria. From the current situation, this is the second time that the Israeli Air Force has mobilized all its forces after bombing Iran, including F-16I, F-15I, and F-35I fighters, which have been continuously bombing military targets such as the new Syrian Armed Forces, HTS militants, and foreign mercenaries' camps. It is estimated that the Syrians may not have expected to experience the same treatment as Gaza.
According to the Israeli side, the Israeli military is beginning to transfer ground forces from Gaza to the Golan Heights, preparing for a long-term escalation against the transitional government in Syria. The Israeli military has continued to bomb Junayd's presidential palace. Israel hasn't bombed the presidential palace where Assad has lived for decades, but it has bombed Junayd's palace just a few days after he moved in? This suggests an attempt at a decapitation strike against the "great president" Junayd of Syria. Junayd has opened his airspace to allow Israel to attack Iran, and during the conflict between Israel and Iran, he has repeatedly shot down suicide drones launched by Iran. What is Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu trying to do? Does he want Syria to remain unstable and produce more militants?
On July 16, the "great president" Junayd of Syria issued a statement from the presidential palace, declaring "condemnation" of the infringement on the people of Suweida and promising to hold accountable. Junayd did not even mention who he was condemning—Druse militias? Israel? Turkey? Or the United States and the West? Will he not point the finger at Iran or Russia?
Currently, the new Syrian Armed Forces are still following Junayd's orders to try to advance throughout the entire Suweida province in the south of Syria, despite the intense Israeli air strikes. According to the Syrian side, the fighting in Suweida province has resulted in at least 248 deaths, including 92 locals from Suweida (Druse) and 156 personnel from the HTS Interior Ministry and the Syrian Armed Forces (including 18 Bedouin militia members). Previously, Israeli officials stated that the Israeli military had warned the new Syrian Armed Forces to abandon their plan to attack Druse militias in Suweida province, but the new Syrian Armed Forces suddenly resumed military operations. The Druse people in Syria have asked Israel to intervene, and the Syrian authorities initially used negotiations with Israel as a pretext to plan a military operation, which is now gradually evolving into a regional war.
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