Defense Minister Israel Katz says Israeli strikes on Syrian military airports and infrastructure yesterday were intended to serve as “a warning for the future.”
“Israel will not allow Syria to become a threat to its communities and security interests,” says Katz.
“If you allow forces hostile to Israel to enter Syria and endanger Israel’s security interests, you will pay a heavy price,” Katz says, addressing Syria’s interim president Ahmed Al-Sharaa by his nom de guerre, Abu Mohammad al-Joulani.
“The Air Force’s operations yesterday against the T-4 and Hama airports and in the Damascus area are a clear message and a warning for the future: We will not allow the State of Israel’s security to be harmed,” he finishes.
The IAF said yesterday evening that it had struck “remaining military capabilities” at the Hama military airport and T-4 airbase, as well as “military infrastructure” near the Syrian capital.
According to Syrian media, the Barzeh scientific research center, just outside Damascus, was hit.
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