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.
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.