Israel has launched strikes on the Syrian coastal city of Tartus, targeting military targets. Footage of powerful explosions has emerged online.It was reported

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Israeli military aircraft carried out a series of powerful airstrikes on military targets in the Syrian port city of Tartus, home to an important Russian naval base and ship repair facility, on the night of 15-16 December.

Israeli warplanes conducted airstrikes late Sunday on military positions in Syria's Latakia and Tartus provinces, according to information from an aircraft observation post. The attacks targeted several key sites in western Syria, including military bases and ammunition depots.

Israel launched heavy airstrikes on military sites in Syria’s coastal Tartus region overnight Sunday-Monday, reportedly targeting air defense units and missile depots, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

Israeli forces have reportedly launched more airstrikes over Syria, according to the U.K.-based war monitor, the Syrian Observatory. The strikes targeted missile warehouses and other former Syrian army sites along the country's coastline.