Why is Israel attacking Syria?
Al Jazeera
What does Israel gain by attacking Syria in the wake of al-Assad’s overthrow?
After the fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, Israel has been encroaching on its neighbour’s territory.
Since al-Assad’s dramatic flight to Russia on Sunday, Israel has attacked Syria more than times 400 Why is Israel attacking Syria?and, despite UN protests, launched a military incursion into the buffer zone that has separated the two countries since 1974.
These aggressions have come as the country tries to transition away from 53 years of dynastic family rule.
In the last few months, Israel has attacked its neighbour Lebanon and has continued to wage a war condemned as genocide on the beleaguered population of Gaza.
But why is Israel now attacking Syria? Here’s everything you need to know.