Tel Aviv, Aug. 28 -- Defence Minister Israel Katz signalled Israeli military activity in Syria on Thursday, following reports of strikes near Damascus and in the country's south.

"Our forces are operating in all combat zones day and night for the security of Israel," Katz wrote on X, though the IDF has not publicly confirmed the operations.

Syrian media reported that Israeli ground troops raided a site that had been bombed earlier on Tuesday and Wednesday, remaining on location for more than two hours. Earlier, drones reportedly targeted an army unit near Al-Kiswah, eight miles south of Damascus, killing six soldiers; Syria's Foreign Ministry later said eight were killed. State television reported additional airstrikes at the site on We...