Summary Syria: August 22, 2026.
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Israeli drone attack injures at least one person in southwestern SyriaAn Israeli drone attacked a truck in the Beit Jinn village in southwestern Syria, injuring one person, according to our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic.
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Israeli army says its forces carried out attack in southern SyriaThe Israeli military is saying that it carried out an attack in southern Syria. It went on to claim, without providing evidence, that its forces targeted a person who was preparing an attack and posed an immediate threat.
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"..who was preparing an attack and posed an immediate threat." Hasbara is the Israeli political language that also includes telling something that did not happen or exist.
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Katz says Israel struck Syrian airbase over alleged Turkish plansIsraeli defense minister Israel Katz says the military recommended last week’s attack on Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase based on intelligence indicating that Turkiye was planning activity there that could threaten Israeli security.
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The Israelis began attacking Syria in 2013 because of Iranian presence in the country because their presence were seen as a threat. After the fall of the Assad regime, the Israelis did not stop but continue attacking the country. So they bombed weapons and munition storage places belonging to the army because they were a threat to the Israelis. When the new government came to power, the Israelis kept continue attacking, now the new government. |
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Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon continueIsraeli warplanes have launched an attack on the area between the villages of Sarbin (Srobbin) and Rashaf in the Bint Jbeil district of the Nabatieh governorate in southern Lebanon, according to the country’s National News Agency (NNA). They also carried out an air raid in the area of Ali al-Tahir heights and extensive demolitions overnight.
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Syria condemns Israeli drone attack on ‘civilian vehicle’ near DamascusSyria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has released a statement in which it “condemns in the strongest terms” the targeting of a “civilian vehicle” by an Israeli drone west of its capital, Damascus.
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Foreign minister says Israel has ‘no intention’ of escalating tensions with TurkeyIsraeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has said Israel has “no interest” in an escalation with Turkey, amid tensions over last week’s attack on Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase.
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