Israel approves attack on Syria's naval fleets
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) says it has documented more than 310 strikes by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) since the fall of the Assad regime on Sunday.
Israeli warplanes have also reportedly carried out hundreds of airstrikes across Syria, including on the capital, Damascus.
In a statement, Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said the IDF was aiming to "destroy strategic capabilities that threaten the State of Israel".
He added that the operation to destroy the Syrian fleet had been a "great success".
Meanwhile, the IDF confirmed it has troops operating in Syrian territory beyond the demilitarized buffer zone between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
It added that its strikes were to prevent weapons falling "into the hands of extremists" as Syria transitions to a post-Assad era.
The SOHR reported that the attacks spanned Aleppo, Damascus and Hama, with more than 60 taking place overnight between Monday and Tuesday alone.
They targeted military facilities of the Syrian Army, including weapon warehouses, ammunition depots, airports, naval bases and research centres.
Reports say that many of the facilities hit have not merely been damaged, but completely destroyed.
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