IDF kills several targets in southern Syria, confiscates weapons

Defense Minister Israel Katz later stated that Israel's strikes were "a warning for the future" and that Syria could potentially pay a heavy price.

 IDF soldiers seen operating in southern Syria, in pictures dated to March 2025 (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF soldiers seen operating in southern Syria, in pictures dated to March 2025
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The IDF killed several armed targets who fired on troops in the Tasil area of southern Syria on Wednesday night, the military confirmed on Thursday.

Israeli forces also confiscated weapons and destroyed terrorist infrastructure, the military added. 

Defense Minister Israel Katz later stated that Israel's strikes were "a warning for the future."

The strikes were "a clear message and a warning for the future," Katz said. "We will not allow the security of the State of Israel to be harmed," he added. 

Further, Katz said that Israel's armed forces would remain in buffer zones within Syria and act against threats to its security, warning Syria's government it would pay a heavy price if it allowed forces hostile to Israel to enter.

 Defense Minister Israel Katz seen at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on March 26, 2025. (credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
Defense Minister Israel Katz seen at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on March 26, 2025. (credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)

While the IDF said it had finished its operation in the area, it emphasized that Israel will not allow a military threat to exist in Syria.

IDF clashes in Israel 

This comes after Syrian news sources reported armed clashes between the IDF and pro-Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) combatants in Daraa, southern Syria, in the early hours of Thursday morning.

KAN reported shortly before reports of clashes emerged that "Dozens of IDF vehicles advance in the Nawa area of the Daraa suburbs."

Over the past few days, Israel has conducted airstrikes across Syria, the military confirmed, which the HTS-led Syrian Foreign Ministry condemned.