Israeli Warplanes Strike Palestinian Islamic Jihad In Damascus

Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz issued a renewed warning to the new Syrian president, Abu Muhammad al-Julani. Katz stated, “Wherever terrorist activity is organized against Israel, al-Julani will see our air force fighter jets flying overhead and attacking terrorist targets. We will not allow Syria to become a threat to Israel.”

His comments suggest that Israel holds the Julani government accountable for any actions against Israeli interests in southern Syria. With these threats, Israel aims to compel the Syrian government to take stronger intelligence and security measures against Palestinian groups as well as remnants of the Syrian army.

The Israeli army classified the attack as an intelligence operation, claiming it struck a command center of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group. According to the military, this headquarters was responsible for commanding, planning, and directing activities against Israel.

An Israeli security source told local media that the Islamic Jihad forces were involved in shaping and planning attacks on Israeli positions in southern Syria.

The ongoing Israeli attacks in Syria indicate the strengthening of Israel’s intelligence and security network within the country. Despite the fall of Bashar al-Assad government, this network continues to operate, conducting intelligence operations against Palestinian groups and Syrian cells that support the resistance axis.