Watch live: Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister MK Sharren Haskel holds a news conference

Sharren became the first female MK to have served as a combat soldier in the IDF, before going on to serve as the Chairwoman of Foreign Affairs subcommittee. Israel has carried out airstrikes on suspected chemical weapons sites and long-range rockets in Syria. Sources told the Reuters news agency that a number of Israel's strikes were targeting airbases. Two Syrian security sources said dozens of helicopters and planes had been destroyed, while much of the infrastructure on the bases was also damaged. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales