Israel has struck suspected chemical weapons sites and long-range rockets in Syria in order to prevent them from falling into the hands of hostile actors, the country’s foreign minister has said.

Syrian state media said Israel struck near a defence research centre in Damascus and hit central Syria on ... saying it was related to Syria's "chemical weapons infrastructure".

Israel said it carried out a strike in Syria against "an extremist group" that attacked members of the Druze community, ...

Israeli strikes targeted ... The army has previously said it targeted Syria’s military infrastructure, including headquarters and sites containing weapons and equipment, since mainly Sunni ...

On August 21, 2013, sarin gas attacks in Syria's Ghouta and Moadamiya killed 1,500 ... The use of sarin, a chemical weapon banned under international law, crossed what then-US President Barack ...

Washington accused Damascus of using chemical weapons, after which the US Navy delivered a missile attack overnight to April 7 on Syria’s Shayrat airfield in the province of Homs.

Syrian state media said Israel struck near a defence research centre in Damascus and hit central ... of strikes on sites in Syria since Islamist-led forces ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, ...