The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights indicated on Tuesday that the Israeli strikes reported since the rebels overthrew Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over the weekend have increased to 300. The update comes after loud explosions were reported in Syria’s capital city of Damascus in the early morning by several media outlets. Previously, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the Golan Heights, Syrian territory, occupied by Israel for nearly 60 years, would remain part of Israel indefinitely. The Israeli military took control of a buffer zone in Syrian territory, established under a 1974 ceasefire. While Israel described the move as a temporary step to secure its border, critics accused it of violating the ceasefire and exploiting Syria’s instability to claim more land. Loud explosions could be heard in Syria’s capital city of Damascus early on Tuesday, according to multiple media outlets. Both AFP and Al-Jazeera Arabic correspondents reported the blasts. Al-Jazeera added that the explosions could be heard “in and around” Damascus, attributing them to Israeli air strikes. Hours earlier, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said Israel carried out about 250 strikes in Syria since President Bashar al-Assad was ousted, targeting military installations. Earlier on Tuesday, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) condemned “Israel’s invasion and bombing of Syria,” and called on United States President Joe Biden’s administration to “end arms shipments to Israel and hold them accountable for ongoing atrocities.”