An Israeli strike on the Tartous region, seen from Akkar in northern Lebanon, during the night of Dec. 15-16, 2024. (Photo provided by residents to our correspondent Michel Hallak.)
Intense Israeli strikes targeted military sites in Syria's coastal Tartous region overnight from Sunday to Monday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
"Israeli fighter jets launched strikes" on several locations, including air defense units and "surface-to-surface missile depots," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. The NGO described the operation as "the heaviest strikes since 2012" in the Tartous coastal region, which also hosts a Russian naval base.
The powerful bombings were seen and heard from Akkar, a northern region of Lebanon, according to L'Orient-Le Jour's local correspondent, Michel Hallak. Photos shared by residents depict fire rings rising above the targeted sites.
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