Following Israel's recent strike in Syria, IDF Chief of Staff LTG Eyal Zamir visited the area on Wednesday and toured IDF positions in the security zone in southern Syria.
The visit was conducted together with the Commander of the Northern Command, the Commander of the 210th Division, and additional commanders. During the tour, Zamir received an operational briefing on the sector and spoke with reservists serving in the area.
On Tuesday night, the Prime Minister's Office confirmed that Israel was behind the strike on the Abu al-Duhur military airport in Syria.
"Israel and Syria agreed to a status quo in security matters, which Syria was on the verge of breaching by permitting Turkish troops to deploy at an airbase near Aleppo," the English-language statement said.
"Israel repeatedly warned Syria that such a deployment would pose a threat to Israel's security. Syria chose to ignore these warnings. Israel will not tolerate threats to its security, and would welcome a return to the status quo."
A senior Israeli official confirmed to Fox News that Israel carried out the strike and said Jerusalem had shared sensitive intelligence with Washington beforehand. According to the official, the intelligence was shared at the highest levels of the various agencies and bodies in both countries.
The senior Israeli official also addressed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, saying, "He understands that he cannot act like the previous Syrian regime. It is possible that he did not understand what was happening, or did not know."