Why does Israel keep bombing Syria?

Members of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) monitoring the Syrian side of the border with Israel, following an Israeli air strike on central Syria.
A picture taken in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on May 14, 2022, shows members of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) monitoring the Syrian side of the border with Israel, following an Israeli air attack on central Syria. [Jalaa Marey/AFP] (AFP)

Israel has carried out new missile attacks in Syria at the warehouse in the airport compound used by an Iran-backed militia. Though Israel has been bombing hundreds of different targets across Syria in the last few years, it rarely acknowledges such operations. So what is behind the continuing Israeli air raids in Syria and what does it mean for the rest of the region?

In this episode:

  • Hassan Barari (@barari_hassan), Professor of International Relations at Qatar University

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Salim Alyafei. Our host is Sami Zeidan. Our research was done by intern Nada Shakir. George Alwer is the sound designer. Aya Elmileik is the lead engagement producer and Munera AlDosari is the assistant engagement producer. Omar al-Saleh is the executive producer.

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Source: Al Jazeera