What is the fine-grained topic of the following text: Israel recently ended its long-standing policy of ambiguity regarding strikes on Syria, with both Netanyahu and then-IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot confirming that the Israeli air force had carried out hundreds of sorties in its war-torn neighbor, with the intent of both halting weapons deliveries to Hezbollah in Lebanon and an Iranian entrenchment in Syria. Only return the topic.
Israel's confirmation of airstrikes on Syria