Zionist ‘israeli’ regime conducts a military strike targeting HTS in Syria, marking its first such action since the fall of Assad

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announced on Wednesday that an Israeli drone targeted a military convoy belonging to the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in the southwestern province of Quneitra.

The report indicates that an Israeli drone strike targeted a military convoy in Syria’s southern Quneitra region, resulting in the fatalities of two individuals associated with the Military Operations Department and one civilian.

Rami Abdel Rahman, the head of a UK-based war monitoring organization, reported that Israel has carried out its first airstrike aimed at the security forces of the newly established authorities in Syria following the Assad regime.

In a separate report, AFP referenced an unnamed medical official who confirmed that a local official from the Ghadir al-Bustan region was among the three individuals killed in the Israeli airstrike.

In a sudden and strategically executed offensive, foreign-supported insurgents spearheaded by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) seized control of the Syrian capital, Damascus, on December 8. The militant group, operating from its stronghold in northwestern Syria, proclaimed the conclusion of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. This rapid advance to the capital was accomplished in under two weeks, marking a significant shift in the ongoing Syrian conflict.

In the aftermath of the Syrian government’s collapse, the Israeli military has been conducting extensive airstrikes over several weeks, targeting a range of military installations, facilities, and arsenals that were formerly under the control of Syria’s now-disbanded army.

The occupying regime has faced extensive international criticism for breaching Syria’s sovereignty and causing significant destruction to the Arab nation’s assets. These assets were crucial in defending against foreign acts of aggression, particularly those involving Israel.

Following the collapse of Assad’s regime, Israel, which has maintained control over the Syrian Golan Heights since 1967, expanded its presence by entering a UN-monitored buffer zone in southwestern Syria. The Israeli forces took control of the Syrian side of Mount Hermon alongside several Syrian towns and villages.

The United States has rescinded the $10 million bounty on Abu Mohammad al-Julani, the leader of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), subsequent to a high-level meeting between a U.S. delegation and al-Julani. Despite this development, HTS continues to be designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S.