Syrian troops (former Al-Qaeda) had found Israeli listening and spying devices there. The troops were in the process of dismantling the devices when they were killed (6 of them) by Israeli air strikes, and then Israeli forces came in 4 helicopters and stayed for 2 hours to take the equipment.

Israeli warplanes and drones prevented Syrian forces from entering the area until late on Wednesday night, after Israeli forces had left the site. A Syrian military source told Al Jazeera that dozens of Israeli troops travelled to the site in four helicopters and spent more than two hours there, though it is unclear what exactly they did.

The Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, posted on 𝕏 that forces were “operating in all combat zones day and night for the security of Israel”, but otherwise offered no explanation.