Syria: Israeli army strikes close to presidential palace after warning over sectarian assaults

“We affirm our dedication to a rustic that features all Syrians, a nation that is freed from strife,” the assertion stated.

Within the Damascus suburb of Jaramana, the place combating occurred earlier this week, safety forces deployed inside the world together with native Druze gunmen, and at a later stage heavy weapons will probably be handed over to authorities. As a part of the deal, forces from the protection ministry will deploy round Jaramana with out going inside.

The Israeli military stated fighter jets struck adjoining to the world of the palace of President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Damascus. Its assertion gave no additional particulars.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defence minister Israel Katz stated the strike was “a transparent message” to Syrian leaders. “We won’t enable the deployment of forces south of Damascus or any risk to the Druze neighborhood,” the joint assertion stated.

Professional-government Syrian media retailers stated the strike hit near the Folks’s Palace on a hill overlooking the town.

Over the previous two days, the Israeli army stated that it had evacuated Syrian Druze who have been wounded within the combating. The Israeli military stated in a press release on Friday {that a} soldier was killed and three have been barely injured in an accident within the Golan Heights.