Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said Damascus could respond to reported Israeli airstrikes on Iranian-linked targets in his country at any time, the Kan public broadcaster reported on Monday.
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"Israel should know the response will come. We can respond any day; we will not forget," Mekdad told Lebanon's pro-Hezbollah Al Mayadeen TV network.
According to the report, Mekdad said Syria "is able to respond to Israeli aggression. It will determine the response – and respond. " The minister declined to say when an attack would come.
Mekdad said Syrian civilians dissatisfied with a lack of retribution "have truth in their words. We do not forget our victims."
In the interview, Mekdad further said the latest attack attributed to Israel overnight Sunday was further proof of the Israel Defense Forces coordinating its efforts with the Islamic State group. Thirteen soldiers in the Syrian military were killed in that strike.
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Commenting on Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's recent visit to Moscow to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an attempt to mediate a ceasefire with Ukraine, he said, "The visit proves once again the Nazi nature of the Israeli government and its defense of the new Nazism in Europe through the mediation Bennett is attempting between the leaders in Moscow and Kyiv."
Russia has said one of the goals of its invasion of Ukraine was the "de-Nazification" of the state.
Earlier on Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the explosions in Damascus and other areas occurred at 5 a.m. when "Israeli missiles fired from the occupied Syrian Golan [Heights]" struck "posts and weapons warehouses of Iran-backed militias in the vicinity of Damascus international airport."
Two people were killed in the strikes, according to Syrian state media.
It added that "this is the seventh Israeli attack on the Syrian land since early 2022."
JNS.org contributed to this report.
