IAF allegedly strikes Syria's Homs, Latakia, Palmyra

Video footage appears to show smoke and debris rising near Homs, with explosions allegedly seen in Latakia. Syria's foreign ministry denounced Israel's "escalation."

The Israel Air Force allegedly conducted airstrikes on Homs in central Syria and Latakia in Syria's Mediterranean coastline on Monday night, according to Syrian state media.

Explosions seen as IAF allegedly strikes Homs, September 8, 2025. (credit: SCREENSHOT/TELEGRAM/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)

Video footage seen by The Jerusalem Post appears to show a large cloud of smoke and debris rising in the vicinity of Homs.

Footage also appears to show IAF fighter jets conducting airstrikes near Latakia, with Syrian media showing explosions near the port city.

Explosions seen as IAF allegedly strikes Latakia, September 8, 2025. (credit: SCREENSHOT/TELEGRAM/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)

Reports from local media also claim that the IAF has conducted strikes near Palmyra.

The military has not yet confirmed the airstrikes or the targets.

Syrian Foreign Ministry denounces strikes, calls on UNSC to take action

The Syrian Foreign Ministry published a statement following the strikes, denouncing them as a "flagrant violation of international law and the principles of the United Nations charter."

The attacks are a direct threat to the stability of both Syria and the region, and are part of a "series of aggressive escalations" by Israel against Syria, the ministry alleged.

The ministry also called on the international community, including the United Nations Security Council, to "put an end to these repeated attacks."

The IDF has conducted airstrikes in Syria over recent months, most intensively during the clashes between Syrian Druze and Bedouin tribes in Sweida in July.

The IDF also conducted multiple strikes and incursions in late August, according to Damascus.

This also included IDF soldiers rappelling from four helicopters to a military post near Kiswa, south of Damascus, according to a Syrian military source at the time.

These soldiers carried out operations against weapons Iran provided to the now-ousted Assad regime, which were stored in the area.

This is a developing story.

Yonah Jeremy Bob, Seth J. Frantzman, Amir Bohbot, and Liran Haroni contributed to this report.