The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Friday said that it had launched an attack on an organization in response to the launch of an unmanned aerial vehicle towards Eilat. The IDF said that it holds the Syrian government fully responsible for all the terror activity emanating from its territory. Taking to X, the IDF stated, “In response to a UAV from Syria that hit a school in Eilat, the IDF struck the organization that carried out the attack a short while ago. The IDF holds the Syrian regime fully responsible for every terror activity emanating from its territory. We will respond to every aggression against Israel.”

The IDF said ground forces killed several Hamas operatives, including members of the terror group’s elite Nukhba forces who were part of the attack on Israel on October 7, The Times of Israel reported. The IDF said that the operations were conducted after the Shin Bet Security Agency provided intelligence information to the soldiers.