{"id":244207,"date":"2025-05-15T15:05:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T14:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-have-israeli-attacks-on-syria-surged-since-the-fall-of-assad\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T15:05:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T14:05:17","slug":"why-have-israeli-attacks-on-syria-surged-since-the-fall-of-assad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-have-israeli-attacks-on-syria-surged-since-the-fall-of-assad\/","title":{"rendered":"Why have Israeli attacks on Syria surged since the fall of Assad?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/RW8fgRox4l4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why have Israeli attacks on Syria surged since the fall of Assad?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RW8fgRox4l4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Just two days after the fall of Bashar al-Assad&#8217;s regime in Syria last December, Israel launched a sweeping offensive, seizing the Golan Heights and carrying out hundreds of airstrikes across the country.<br \/>\nSubscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba http:\/\/bit.ly\/guardianwiressub<\/p>\n<p>Israel has remained militarily involved in Syria, declaring regions near their shared border a demilitarised zone and carrying out frequent attacks, patrols and raids. These measures have frustrated the new leadership in Damascus, led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, which has accused Israel of destabilising the country. Amaa al-Omar, a journalist who reports on Syria, explains what is driving the conflict and what impact it has had on Syria&#8217;s interim leaders<\/p>\n<p>Israel to occupy Syrian southern territory for \u2018unlimited time\u2019, says minister \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/mar\/12\/israel-to-occupy-syrian-southern-territory-for-unlimited-time-says-minister<\/p>\n<p>Syria calls Israeli air strikes on Damascus a \u2018dangerous escalation\u2019 \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/may\/02\/israel-launches-airstrikes-near-syria-presidential-palace-in-damascus<\/p>\n<p>Israel says airstrikes in Syria are \u2018message\u2019 to protect Druze minority https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/may\/02\/israel-says-airstrikes-in-syria-are-message-to-protect-druze-minority<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. 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