Hiroshima in Tartus’: Israeli Strikes Shake Tartus, Martyrs Reported

Israeli strikes in Tartus countryside caused massive explosions, our correspondent reported early Monday, as the Israeli regime continues to target and destroy Syria’s military capabilities.

Several civilians were killed and injured in what has been described as the heaviest and most violent attacks on Syria since the onset of Israeli aggression. The intense bombardment on the city was so powerful that it caused an earthquake-like tremor, which residents could physically feel, according to our reporters.

Israeli media reporting on the bombing described the aggression as a “Hiroshima in Tartus” due to the intensity of the attacks.

Our correspondent said that the strikes targeted weapons depots in several sites in western Syria. 

On Monday morning, the occupation resumed its aggression on Syria, targeting a military site in the al-Bukamal desert in the eastern Deir Ezzor province, our correspondent reported.  

These strikes coincide with a ground advance into Syrian territories by mechanized Israeli forces, who have occupied the buffer zone east of the Golan, as well as other areas. Israeli occupation forces further expanded their offensive into the Quneitra countryside, occupying several villages in the Daraa province, as well as Beit Jinn farm and Maghar al-Mir in the Damascus countryside. 

Following the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad on December 8, the Israeli regime launched wide-scale aerial aggression on Syria, destroying strategic Syrian military capabilities. This includes the vast majority of the Syrian air defense array, as well as ammunition depots, anti-ship missiles, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles. 

Our correspondent noted that on Sunday Israeli occupation forces expanded their advance into the Quneitra province, adding that occupation troops are just 15 km off of the highway connecting Lebanon’s capital to Syria’s.