More than 350 fighter jets took part in a wave of airstrikes in recent days across Syria - in an operation to destroy the capabilities of the Syrian army. The IDF gave the operation - which was launched after the fall of the Assad regime - the name 'Arrow of Bashan'. During the operation, 70-80 percent of the Syrian army's military capabilities were destroyed. The IDF says that the goal of the operation is to prevent weapons and military equipment from reaching the hands of hostile elements from among the rebels. Already in the hours after the fall of the Assad regime, IDF fighter jets attacked the Syrian army's anti-aircraft systems, in order to enable the extensive air force attacks on Syrian territory. The IDF attacked 320 targets from Damascus to Tartus - including advanced tanks, dozens of aircraft and helicopters, air defense systems, missile ships, 15 ships with naval missiles off the coast of Latakia, rockets, weapons production sites, weapons depots, Scud missiles, cruise missiles, depots with coastal missiles, drones, production and research facilities, and additional strategic capabilities. Among other things, Syria's air and naval forces were almost completely destroyed. Among the resources destroyed: dozens of planes and helicopters throughout Syria, warehouses with coastal missiles, 15 ships with naval missiles off the coast of Latakia. The operation took place after years of intelligence gathering by the security establishment, and after building a target bank from the Intelligence and Operations Branches of the IDF. As part of Operation 'Arrow of Bashan' in Syria, the activity continues on the ground, with IDF ground forces operating in the buffer zone, with IDF forces deployed at significant points in the 'buffer zone' starting Saturday night and continuing today to expand the protection of Israeli citizens on the Syrian border. The IDF says that this activity caused the Iranians to remain outside of Syria, and that the ground activity is limited to the Israeli border and the buffer zone. As part of the preparations, the IDF transferred hot equipment to fighters on the border and on the Syrian Hermon ridge.
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