Israel's Intensified Strikes on Syria and Iran Raise Tensions in the Region

Suspected Israeli airstrikes in Syria have killed two Iranian military advisers, temporarily put the country’s two largest airports out of service, and raised fears of regional escalation. Israel has fought a shadow war with Iran in Syria for years, but it has intensified recently, with near-daily airstrikes attributed to Israel by Syrian officials over the past week. The escalation of attacks comes after what appears to be a rare infiltration by an armed man from Lebanon into Israel and Iran’s reconciliation with regional rival Saudi Arabia last month.