A clear message to the jihadist and de facto new Syrian president Ahmed al -Sara that he is putting his government but also at risk if the attacks on the Druzo continues, sent Israel with the bombing of the district where the presidency palace is located in Damascus. The Israeli attack is expected to cause a new escalation of tension in the Middle East.

The Israeli Armed Forces announced on Friday that they bombed a district where the Palace of the Presidency is in Damascus, hours after threatening the Syrian government that it would retaliate if the Syrian minority of the Drussians is not protected.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a joint statement, announcing that Israel had hit a target near the Presidential Palace in Damascus.

‘This is a clear message to the Syrian regime. We will not allow forces to be sent south of Damascus or any threat to the community of Drouzas »they say in the announcement.

‘Fighter aircraft hit the palace’ out ‘for his part, the Israeli army via a Telegram. It is not clear If there have been victims so far.

Warnings

The Israeli defense minister warned on Thursday night that the Jewish state would respond with military force if the Syrian government does not protect the Druze, as interfaith conflicts near Damascus in recent days have left over 100 dead.

“If the attacks on the Drussians continue and the Syrian regime fails to prevent them, Israel will answer with significant power »; Kats said in a statement from his ministry.

The Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar earlier called on the international community ‘to protect minorities in Syria – Especially the Drouzes- by its regime and terrorist gangs. “

The Israeli army announced on Thursday that it had removed three Druze citizens from Syria to provide medical care in Israel.

On Wednesday, the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu He announced that the Israeli army had a warning blow against “extremists” preparing to attack Druzo’s minority members in the Syrian city of Sachaya.

Also, the head of the Israeli Armed Forces General Staff, Eyal Zamir ordered the army to be ready to hit government targets in Syria, if new violence against the Drouz community in that country occur.

The US condemns ‘unacceptable’ violence against Syrian Drundos

The United States has condemned violence against the Drouz community and is calling on the temporary authorities to account for the perpetrators.

“The recent violence and incendiary rhetoric that targets members of the Druze community in Syria are reprehensible and unacceptable,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Tami Bruce said in a statement.