Israel launched a series of major airstrikes against Syria after announcing a new policy of “pacifying” the southern portion of the country. In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces said that it had struck several military targets in southern Syria,

Israeli warplanes bombed sites in a town in the south of Syria's capital as well as the southern province of Daraa late on Tuesday, while Israeli tanks carried out another military incursion into the Arab country.

Israeli warplanes on Tuesday night hit a town south of Syria’s capital, as well as the southern province of Daraa, according to local broadcaster Syria TV. The Israeli warplanes struck the town of Kisweh approximately 20 kilometres south of Damascus.