That afternoon, Netanyahu and Katz ordered the Israeli military to once again attack government forces and weaponry in Suweida. They said they were working to prevent them from harming the Druze and to "ensure the demilitarisation" of areas near Israel's border.

Israeli airstrikes in southern Syria resulted in the deaths of at least 15 defense and interior ministry personnel amid ongoing sectarian violence in the Suweida province. Prime Minister Netanyahu justified the attacks as necessary to protect the Druze minority from what he described as "disguised jihadists" under the new Syrian administration.

The Syrian foreign ministry accused Israel of “treacherous aggression” as Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the move.