MASSIVE Middle East Escalation FLOORS Israel!

Right, so Israel and Syria are now de facto at war with each other, the completely unprovoked and ongoing assault by Israel on Syria is coming to a head whether unelected President Ahmed Al Sharaa wants it or not, his attempts to make diplomatic ties with Israel have gone completely ignored, his deposing of Bashar Al Assad and his regime served Israel’s purpose and nothing more, yet now Israel’s useful man in Syria is of no more use to them and Al Sharaa should focus on the needs of his people and not ties to Netanyahu.
Israel’s excuse is one of national security, but Syria have been no threat and for as much as Al Sharaa has been rightly criticised for sitting on his hands all this time, that also goes in his favour when no aggression on Syria’s part can be pointed to. If Israel is so afraid of all of it’s neighbours though, that it needs buffer zones in Gaza and southern Lebanon and now southern Syria, perhaps it ought to be making said zones in its own territory instead of invading others?
Well now there has been a shift, not just in Syria but support from other states too, meaning we could be verging on the prospect of a much wider war before very much longer.
Right, so it’s hardly news to say that the Middle East, has been plagued by conflict and instability, pretty much solely due to Israel since they began their genocide following the night of October 7th 2023 and yet Israel are managing to create even more of that now, once again on the brink of a major confrontation. Syria, a nation already devastated by over a decade of civil war, piecing itself together under a new administration formed by a bunch of formerly Israeli backed Al Qaeda cast offs now finds itself at war with Israel, their usefulness clearly now having expired, pretty senseless when diplomatic ties are surely more preferable, I daresay Syria’s condemnation of the genocide in Gaza having not helped matters, though the fact they aren’t white likely has just as much to do with it in my view. This latest escalation is not merely a continuation of the historical animosity between the two nations that could have ended with Assad’s fall though, but a stark reminder of Israel’s expansionist policies in the region, the Greater Israel ideology still in many people’s minds Israel’s ultimate aim here.
Israel’s recent military actions in southern Syria, framed as necessary for national security, are just part of a broader pattern of aggression that includes its ongoing genocide in Gaza, its oppressive measures in the West Bank, essentially a second Gaza as that is turning out to be, and its invasion of southern Lebanon, the ceasefire now over and Israel are still very much there and very much still attacking.
These actions, that Israel has attempted to justify under the guise of creating “buffer zones,” are nothing more than a thinly veiled attempt to assert dominance seize territory from neighbouring states.
As far as Syria itself goes though, their unelected President Ahmed Al Sharaa has been widely condemned and criticised, not least by his own people for failing to respond to the Israeli threat, prioritising attempts at making diplomatic overtures towards Netanyahu that have yielded no results. The Syrian people, however, have not remained silent. Protests against the Israeli occupation of southern Syria have erupted across the south of the country, demanding action from their government to push the invaders back.
Israel’s recent military strikes on southern Syria and eastern Lebanon in recent days have marked a dangerous escalation in its long-standing policy of regional domination, a mindset that keeps the Middle East in a permanent state of instability.
The Israeli army have launched violent strikes on southern Syria, targeting military positions and civilian infrastructure alike, because they don’t discriminate, unprovoked attacks as these have been since Al Sharaa took over in Syria, all part of Israel’s broader strategy to create buffer zones in neighbouring countries under the pretext of its national security, but blow to anyone else’s security, blow to anyone else’s right to defend themselves, what Israel says goes and their western allies back them every time.
The timing of these strikes is particularly concerning though, with so much warring and atrocity being instigated by Israel elsewhere already. Syria, is still sorting itself out after the end of the civil war there and the fall of the Assad regime, Israel having bombed much of the remaining militaria left over from Assad’s time in charge is therefore in no position to defend itself against well-equipped, western backed and militaries like like Israel’s.
Israel’s bombing campaign has now been targeting areas not just south of Damascus, in those areas of Quneitra, Daraa and Sawayda, where Israel have now ordered the demilitarisation of and barred Syrian military access to, but literally outside the city walls now, further destabilising a nation already struggling to rebuild and struggling with a sense of what that will look like, given the new leadership and the debate about how long they will be in charge before they hold elections. Israel’s actions therefore can only be seen as aggressive and in no way defensive, aimed at weakening Syria’s ability to resist Israeli influence in the region, keeping the paranoid Netanyahu government in a position where they feel safer, knowing all their neighbours are essentially in military and economic ruins. It is a pariah state like nowhere else.
Another of Israel’s justification for these ongoing strikes now increasingly leading towards war is that they are necessary to prevent Iranian and Hezbollah influence in Syria, which is completely disingenuous.
Al Sharaa has made clear he wanted nothing to do with either Hezbollah nor Iran, one of the reasons Al Sharaa was backed to depose Assad, was to interrupt the supply routes between Iran and Hezbollah and this has been done, both by Syria itself now and by Israel, both notably targeting tracks leading into Lebanon from the east. With Israel now attacking Syria though, it’s easy to see how Al Sharaa might have picked the wrong side here though.
Nevertheless, these strikes on Syria have drawn widespread criticism from across the Middle East and beyond, including those states that have not had the friendliest of starts with the new Syrian administration.
Israel getting this far though isn’t solely down to them however, Ahmed Al Sharaa must also bear some responsibility for the current crisis. Since assuming power, Al Sharaa has focused on trying to build on diplomatic ties he thought his HTS faction already had with Israel, unaware that he was basically being used it seems, hoping to achieve a lasting peace and good relations with Netanyahu. This approach has been naive at best and negligent at worst given Israel’s response, instead Israel have used the time where Al Sharaa’s has been making overtures to them as an opportunity to further its military objectives.
Al Sharaa’s failure to adequately address the Israeli threat has left Syria vulnerable to the point Israel is now attacking on the capital’s doorstep and yet despite that, Israel’s strikes on Syrian positions, villages, water sources and further Syrian territory have gone thusfar unanswered, emboldening Israel to just keep on going.
The Syrian people, already sick and tired from years of conflict, have taken to the streets to protest their government’s inaction, calling Netanyahu a pig in the streets of Daraa governate amongst other scenes. These protests, which have spread across the south of the country, together with calls for their new leader to do something and get his act together, the Druze in Sawayda constructing their own militia and even talking of seceding from Syria over matters now are a clear indication of the public’s frustration with Al Sharaa’s incessant inaction.
Well, pressure will eventually get to anyone and finally Al Sharaa has come out and condemned Israel’s actions.
In a recent statement, he described the strikes as “a blatant violation of international law” and called for the United Nations to intervene. He’s done this before though, sent the UN a strongly worded letter, for all the difference that made. While another public condemnation of Israel might be something though, is a step in the right direction, it’s a baby step and it just feels insufficient with three of your governates now under Israeli occupation in effect. It is too little, too late surely? Syria’s inability, or Al Sharaa’s unwillingness to defend itself has allowed Israel to establish a de facto occupation of southern Syria and there can be no peace under such circumstances. They already had the Golan Heights, how much of a buffer do they need? If you’re not sure, here’s a map of Greater Israel, it might hold a clue.
Anyway, other states neighbouring Syria here have not been silent on this issue either. Countries across the Middle East have condemned Israel’s actions and expressed solidarity with Syria. Saudi Arabia and Egypt, two of the region’s most influential nations, have been particularly vocal in their criticism. Saudi Arabia has accused Israel of “seeking to destabilize Syria” through its airstrikes, while Egypt called for an immediate cessation of hostilities, overseers of the Gaza ceasefire as they are and Turkey, who are aiding Al Sharaa in the writing of the new Syrian constitution as well as fighting in the north of Syria against the Kurds, doing their own share of destabilising, have also condemned Israel’s actions, with its foreign minister describing the occupation of southern Syria as part of Israel’s “expansionist agenda.”
Jordan, which shares a border with Syria, has also expressed concern over the escalating conflict. King Abdullah II of Jordan reportedly told President Al Sharaa that he “condemns the Israeli attacks” and called for a diplomatic solution to the crisis, which, given Israel’s control of the Yarmouk River basin in southern Syria might be as brave as Jordan feels at this point, given that water source accounts for 40% of Jordan’s water supply.
Iran has been a long-time ally of Syria, up until the fall of Assad, as Al Sharaa has wanted nothing to do with them, preferring Israel, though some talks between the two states have been going on. Iran has a long track record of been particularly outspoken in its criticism of Israel and now has been different, with Iran having also called on the United Nations to intervene and hold Israel accountable for its aggression. This call for international action reflects the growing recognition that the conflict in Syria is not just a regional issue but a global one.
The United Nations, however, has its hands permanently tied by the US on the Security Council and now is no different, rendering them seemingly unable to take any meaningful action, still tantamount to being as useful as a chocolate teapot in calming down an overheating Middle East.
Without any effective diplomatic solution here, without intervention, with Israel carrying on it’s attacks in Syria with impunity, the two nations are essentially at war now, even if only one side is currently doing the fighting. Syria doesn’t have much military power now. Ending the civil war took a toll, Israel made sure to destroy as much military gear as possible in the immediate aftermath of Assad’s fall, they left Syria exactly where they wanted them and to get out of it, Syria needs friends and to accept the fact Israel under Netanyahu is not their friend. It’s good that there is support for them being voiced, but will it translate into a force to expel Israel from Syria with no diplomatic solution right now anywhere in sight? That remains to be seen, but the further Israel is allowed to spread and invade, the more of a problem they are going to become for more states going forwards and a bigger global catastrophe that will make.
What is certainly not helping Syria right now is that Al Sharaa’s forces seem more fixated on implementing their version of religious extremism on minorities, making themselves unpopular domestically as much as they are militarily for the people of Syria. Gt all the details of that story in this video recommendation here as your suggested next watch. Please do also hit like, share and subscribe so as tro ensure you don’t miss out on all new daily content on the channel as well as supporting the work done here, bringing you the news the mainstream won’t which is enormously appreciated and I will hopefully catch you on the next vid. Cheers folks.