Hezbollah spoke today of a “major, dangerous and new transformation” in Syria, in its first comment after the fall of the Assad regime and the advance of jihadists to Damascus.

Lebanon’s Hezbollah – backed by Iran – played a major role in supporting Assad during the war in Syria. Assad-ruled Syria has long served as a vital conduit for Hezbollah’s weapons supply from Iran.

But in the last year it has withdrawn its fighters back to Lebanon because of the war with Israel – a realignment that has weakened the ranks of the Syrian government and contributed to the defeat of the Syrian army.

“What is happening in Syria is a very important, dangerous and new transformation. How and why this happened requires assessment, and assessment is not done on podiums,” Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah told Reuters.

For its part, Israel has announced it will destroy Syria’s heavy, strategic weapons, intensifying airstrikes against advanced weapons depots, to maintain a “limited” military presence on the ground and prevent any threat that could arise later. the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz said the army “will destroy heavy strategic weapons throughout Syria, including surface-to-air missiles, air defense systems, surface-to-surface missiles, cruise missiles, long-range rockets and anti-ship missiles.”