Israeli airstrikes target an air defense battalion in Tartus province.

The Israeli warplanes launched intense airstrikes on the outskirts of the Syrian city of Tartus on the evening of Monday, March 3, 2025, focusing on the air defense battalion north of the province.

The airstrikes resulted in powerful explosions heard in several Syrian provinces, according to local sources.

Civilian sources reported that the airstrikes also targeted the mountains of the town of Joubah Burgal in the countryside of the city of Qardaha, without causing any injuries among the locals. Meanwhile, the Israeli forces announced that they targeted a military site in the Qardaha area used to store combat equipment belonging to the former Syrian regime.

There have been no reports of human casualties or significant material damage as a result of these airstrikes so far.

The Israeli army confirmed in a statement that the attack comes in the context of recent developments in the region, indicating that the Israeli forces decided to attack the infrastructure inside the military site in Qardaha.

The statement added that Israel will continue to monitor the situation on the Syrian front and will take all necessary measures to protect its citizens.

This attack comes at a time when the region is witnessing extensive Israeli political and military movements aimed at weakening the military influence in Syria after the fall of the former President Bashar al-Assad's regime.