The Saudi television channel Al-Hadath reported Thursday that during an IDF commando raid near Damascus, Israeli forces dismantled Turkish surveillance devices that had been planted in the al-Kiswah area.
According to the report, an Israeli security official said that Jerusalem had warned the government of President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Syria against "playing with fire" and following "orders from Turkey." The official added that the devices had been in place for over ten years and that "Turkey is trying to get too close to us."
The channel further reported that Israel delivered a message to Damascus: "Do not test our patience and do not test the limits of our operations." The official said sensitive and dangerous equipment had been discovered and that the landing operation was essential to Israel's security.
Earlier this week, a Syrian government source told the official news agency SANA that on Tuesday, al-Sharaa's troops found surveillance and listening devices during a patrol in the Damascus district. When they attempted to dismantle them, they came under Israeli airstrikes, leaving several soldiers dead or wounded and destroying vehicles.
According to that account, Israeli aircraft continued to strike and block access to the area until Wednesday. Despite this, the report said, Syrian troops managed to destroy some of the devices by firing on them and evacuate their fallen. The source added that Israel's air force struck the site again before Israeli forces carried out a landing operation overnight Wednesday into Thursday.
