{"id":15319,"date":"2025-04-04T13:57:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T13:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=15319"},"modified":"2025-04-04T14:09:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T14:09:39","slug":"al-sharaa-alarms-israel-why-does-the-occupation-fear-the-new-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/04\/04\/al-sharaa-alarms-israel-why-does-the-occupation-fear-the-new-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"Al-Sharaa Alarms Israel: Why Does the Occupation Fear the New Syria?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Indicators of concern are rising in Tel Aviv regarding the ongoing transformations in Syria, particularly after Ahmad Al-Sharaa took over the presidency, succeeding Bashar Al-Assad. Israeli reports claim that the new president has a \u201chardline Islamic\u201d orientation despite his modern appearance, signaling a potential shift in the regional balance in favor of the Axis of Resistance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"574\" data-end=\"840\">Israeli security sources told Hebrew media that Al-Sharaa is not a partner for dialogue but rather an enemy in a suit and tie, quietly working to bring Syria back into the confrontation line with Israel, especially by strengthening ties with Hamas and Islamic Jihad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"842\" data-end=\"1143\">Reports indicate that the new Syrian president has released several Palestinian detainees affiliated with these two movements, who had been imprisoned during the rule of both Assad Sr. and Jr. According to sources, some of them have already begun field operations against Israel from Syrian territory.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14950\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14950 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/syria-6-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The Israeli military launched overnight airstrikes on Latakia, Syria, targeting military sites once used by Iranian militias.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/syria-6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/syria-6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/syria-6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/syria-6-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/syria-6.jpg 1155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Israeli Airstrikes Hit Latakia, Escalation Spreads Across Southern Syria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-4\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 px-6\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem] group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn @xs\/thread:px-0 @sm\/thread:px-1.5 @md\/thread:px-4\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"21816d9b-9bb2-4f4d-8939-94c7700ddd1c\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"95\"><strong data-start=\"13\" data-end=\"95\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Shifting Fronts: Israeli Airstrikes Intensify Amid Tehran-Damascus Realignment<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1145\" data-end=\"1470\">In addition, Tel Aviv believes that Tehran has started to reorganize its presence in Syria, secretly supporting certain resistance factions through Damascus. This shift explains the near-daily Israeli airstrikes on Syrian territory, in an attempt to thwart any new alliance that could threaten the security of the occupation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1472\" data-end=\"1716\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/03\/04\/israel-strikes-syria-after-damascus-demands-withdrawal-from-occupied-territories\/\">Israeli<\/a> airstrikes target Syrian army sites and weapons depots believed to belong to Hezbollah or Palestinian factions, at a time when Damascus has shown no offensive intent toward Tel Aviv\u2014reflecting confusion in the occupation\u2019s strategy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1718\" data-end=\"2040\">Interestingly, this Israeli tension is unfolding amid official silence from Al-Sharaa\u2019s administration, which has not issued any statements against Israel so far. This raises questions about the intelligence assessments relied upon by Israel, which may be based more on behind-the-scenes movements than on public rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2042\" data-end=\"2329\">On the other hand, observers believe that Syria\u2019s return to openly supporting Palestinian factions could reshuffle the region\u2019s cards and lay the groundwork for a new regional alliance led by Damascus and Tehran\u2014embarrassing some of the states that have normalized relations with Israel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Indicators of concern are rising in Tel Aviv regarding the ongoing transformations in Syria, particularly after Ahmad Al-Sharaa took over the presidency, succeeding Bashar Al-Assad. 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