{"id":255229,"date":"2024-10-03T16:52:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T20:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=255229"},"modified":"2024-10-03T16:52:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T20:52:18","slug":"israel-strikes-russias-khmeimim-airbase-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=255229","title":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Israel Strikes Russia\u2019s Khmeimim Airbase In Syria<\/b><\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Russian-air-base-Syria-678x381-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-255238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Russian-air-base-Syria-678x381-1.jpg 678w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Russian-air-base-Syria-678x381-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Niamh Harris<br \/>\nTHE PEOPLE&#8217;S VOICE<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-259312\" class=\"post-259312 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-the-middle-east category-news\">\n<div class=\"entry-content clearfix\">\n<p><strong>Israel has launched fresh airstrikes in Syria plunging the Middle East into further crisis.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to reports Syrian air defences intercepted projectiles off the coast of Jableh, a city on the north west coast.<\/p>\n<p>As many as 30 missiles are claimed to have been fired.<\/p>\n<p>Syrian news outlets are saying that an ammunition storage facility had been struck n the vicinity of Khmeimim Air Base and Bassel al-Assad airport in Jableh.<\/p>\n<p>It has also been claimed that a Russian plane was involved in an attempt to intercept projectiles over Jableh where it\u2019s Kheimim airbase is located.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=realtpv&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1841695099740107109&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fthepeoplesvoice.tv%2Fisrael-strikes-russias-khmeimim-airbase-in-syria%2F&amp;sessionId=6ed8fe66e50197b9eadd6c270e316a2511e55fee&amp;siteScreenName=realtpv&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1841695099740107109\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/1956560\/syria-explosion-huge-blast-airport-air-base-israeli-airstrike\">\u00a0Daily Express\u00a0<\/a>reports: This development follows just hours after Syria\u2019s official SANA news agency reported that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/1952949\/israel-airstrikes-syria-middle-east-lebanon-gaza\">an Israeli airstrike targeted a residential building in Damascus last night, resulting in three fatalities a<\/a>nd injuring at least three others. An Associated Press reporter on the ground observed that the missile seemed to have hit the ground floor of a four-story block of flats.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/israel\">Israel<\/a>, which often conducts operations against Iranian-affiliated targets in Syria without officially acknowledging them, has not commented on the incident.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=realtpv&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1841660247871472076&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fthepeoplesvoice.tv%2Fisrael-strikes-russias-khmeimim-airbase-in-syria%2F&amp;sessionId=6ed8fe66e50197b9eadd6c270e316a2511e55fee&amp;siteScreenName=realtpv&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1841660247871472076\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Another Syrian media source, @syr_television, tweeted: \u201cSyrian TV sources: The Israeli bombing began at 3:55 and ended at 4:41, with thirty missiles from naval battleships.\u201d They also claimed: \u201cSources to Syria TV:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/israel\">Israel<\/a>\u00a0bombed the Hmeimim base an hour after the arrival of an Iranian plane belonging to the Qashim Fars company.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/israel\">Israel<\/a>\u00a0has reportedly launched fresh airstrikes in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/syria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Syria<\/a>\u00a0tonight, plunging the Middle East into further crisis and sparking fears of all-out war. A fresh blitz was said to be underway in the port city of Tartus, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Israeli<\/a>\u00a0newspaper\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/2024-09-24\/ty-article-live\/israeli-strikes-in-lebanon-kill-492-idf-hezbollah-fired-20-missiles-in-latest-barrages\/00000192-21e1-d342-ab9f-efeb211c0000\">Haaretz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It followed airstrikes in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/gaza-strip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gaza<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/lebanon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lebanon<\/a>\u00a0just hours after the international community called for calm in the region.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/joe-biden\">Joe Biden<\/a>\u00a0had said earlier: \u201cWe\u2019ve been determined to prevent a wider war that engulfs the entire region. A diplomatic solution is still possible. In fact, it remains the only path to lasting security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But reports said the situation had deteriorated even further, with Syrian air defences intercepting eight targets off the coastal city of Tartus earlier today.<\/p>\n<p>The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors violence, said multiple explosions were heard over the city.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=realtpv&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1841680657115643952&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fthepeoplesvoice.tv%2Fisrael-strikes-russias-khmeimim-airbase-in-syria%2F&amp;sessionId=6ed8fe66e50197b9eadd6c270e316a2511e55fee&amp;siteScreenName=realtpv&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1841680657115643952\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"mh-author-box clearfix\">\n<div class=\"mh-author-box-header\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thepeoplesvoice.tv\/israel-strikes-russias-khmeimim-airbase-in-syria\/\">https:\/\/thepeoplesvoice.tv\/israel-strikes-russias-khmeimim-airbase-in-syria\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-255229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=255229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255229\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=255229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=255229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=255229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}