Israel has wiped out key military sites in Syria as they fear a new conflict escalating in the Middle East. Tel Aviv has conducted multiple airstrikes in recent days.

The Israeli Navy carried out a large-scale operation to destroy Syria’s naval fleet following the downfall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, Israeli media said on Tuesday. The Israeli public broadcaster KAN said attacks targeted numerous Syrian Navy ships carrying sea-to-sea missiles in the ports of al-Beida and Latakia.

Israeli missile ships attacked and destroyed Syria's naval fleet, Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz announced. The operation took place on Monday evening. Minister Katz emphasized that the operation was part of a broader campaign aimed at eliminating strategic threats to Israel.

The BBC has verified videos showing blasts in the Syrian port of Latakia, as Israel conducts strikes across Syria.

After the fall of the Assad regime, the Israeli military has taken control of a UN-controlled buffer zone in the Golan Heights and hit targets across the country

Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, drawing to within 25 kilometers (15 miles) of the capital, a Syrian opposition war monitor said Tuesday.