Israel has launched hundreds of air strikes in Syria since December 2024, on average every three to four days.
The Israeli army says it has bombed targets in Syria in response to a pair of projectiles that fell into open areas in the Golan Heights occupied by Israel on Tuesday.
Since December 10, 2024, only two days after the astonishing collapse of the Al-Assad family of the Al-Assad family, has carried out an air bombing campaign which destroyed a large part of the military infrastructure of Syria, in particular the main airports, air defense facilities, hunting jets and other strategic infrastructures.
Over the past six months, Israeli forces have launched more than 200 air, drones or artillery attacks across Syria, on average an assault every three to four days, according to the project of armed conflict and event data (ACLED).
The map below shows the Israeli attacks recorded on the acceleration between December 8 and May 30.
Most of the Israeli attacks have been concentrated in Syrian governors in the south of Deraa, Damascus and Quneitra, which represent almost 60% of all registered Israeli attacks.
- Deraa was the most targeted governorate, with 57 registered attacks, focusing on former military sites of the regime and convoys of suspected weapons.
- Governor of DamascusWho hosts the main military highways and logistics poles, has been attacked at least 49 times. While the city of Damascus, the capital has been attacked 18 times.
- QneitraNext to the heights of Golan occupied by Israeli, was attacked at least 25 times; Many attacks aimed at radar and surveillance infrastructure.
The movement of Israel on the ground
In the aftermath of Al-Assad’s eviction, Israeli troops advanced in the Syrian side of the Golan Heights, including areas of the demilitarized zone on the conduct of the United Nations, violating the 1974 disengagement agreement with Syria.
The foray has aroused many international criticisms. The UN, as well as several Arab nations, condemned Israel’s actions as violations of international law and violations of Syria’s sovereignty.
Despite these convictions, the Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in February that Israeli forces would remain in the region indefinitely to “protect Israeli citizens” and “prevent hostile entities from gaining ground” near the border.
Satellite imagery captured in February and analyzed by the Al Jazeera Sanad Verification Unit showed that six military bases were under construction in the underaised buffer zone on the border with Syria.
Since taking power following the overthrow of Al-Assad, President Ahmed Al-Sharaa has always declared that his government has not been looking for any conflict with Israel and will not allow Syria to be used by foreign actors to launch attacks.
He condemned the continuous strikes of Israel on Syrian territory and its progressive expansion beyond the Golan Heights already occupied.
A history of Israeli air strikes on Syria
While Israel’s air attacks against Syria have increased in recent months, Israel has been attacking targets in Syria for years.
The current data collected since January 2017 show how Israeli attacks have increased regularly.
The animated graph below shows the frequency of Israeli attacks from January 2017 to May 2025.
