The Times of Israel reports: “Israel conducted airstrikes early on Friday near Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa’s official residential compound in Damascus in response to violence in Syria against the country’s Druze minority, the Israel Defense Forces said.

‘This is a clear message to the Syrian regime. We will not allow forces to be sent south of Damascus or any threat to the Druze community,’ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement.

Katz later wrote on X that the strikes were a ‘clear warning to the Syrian regime. When Jolani (al-Sharaa) wakes up in the morning and sees the results of the Israeli Air Force fighter jets’ strike, he understands that Israel is determined to prevent harm to the Druze in Syria’…”