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17-12-2024, 09:21 PM
Footage of the blast emerged as Israel announced plans to double its population in the occupied Golan Heights, citing threats from Syria. The move earned international condemnation and came after Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani said he has no interest in engaging in new conflicts. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based war monitoring group, described the imagery emerging from Tartus as representing “the most violent Israeli strikes on military sites in the eastern Tartus area.”
In the video which spread across social media Monday, the massive explosion can be seen erupting across the Syrian skyline. NBC News has been able to geolocate the footage as being filmed from Tartus port area pointing at the mountains northeast of the city, with NASA satellites detecting aftermath fires in an area just more than 9 miles from the harbor.
The Israel Defense Forces did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the footage. But an Israeli official who reviewed the video said the fireball was likely the result of a secondary explosion, citing the possibility of munitions igniting following an Israeli strike. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity as the person was not authorized to discuss Israel’s aerial campaign in Syria.
“Strengthening Golan means strengthening the State of Israel, this is especially important at this time,” he said in a statement Sunday after his govt unanimously approved his plan to expand the Israeli population in the area.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israe...rcna184324
In the video which spread across social media Monday, the massive explosion can be seen erupting across the Syrian skyline. NBC News has been able to geolocate the footage as being filmed from Tartus port area pointing at the mountains northeast of the city, with NASA satellites detecting aftermath fires in an area just more than 9 miles from the harbor.
The Israel Defense Forces did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the footage. But an Israeli official who reviewed the video said the fireball was likely the result of a secondary explosion, citing the possibility of munitions igniting following an Israeli strike. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity as the person was not authorized to discuss Israel’s aerial campaign in Syria.
“Strengthening Golan means strengthening the State of Israel, this is especially important at this time,” he said in a statement Sunday after his govt unanimously approved his plan to expand the Israeli population in the area.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israe...rcna184324
