The air strikes hit Syria, but their real target was Turkey. Shortly afterwards, Israel's foreign minister accused Turkey of playing a "negative role" in Syria, and Israel's defence minister warned Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, that he would "pay a very heavy price" if he allowed "hostile forces" to enter his country.

Syrian state media has reported that at least nine people in southwestern Syria have been killed in Israeli strikes

Israel defended the moves as necessary security measures, but Syria accused it of trying to destabilize the country.