A group claiming to be the “Mohammed Deif Brigades” announced responsibility for launching two rockets at Israeli positions in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights on Tuesday. This marks the first time the group has claimed responsibility for an attack.
### What We Know
The Mohammed Deif Brigades named themselves after Mohammed Deif, the commander of Hamas’s military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. Deif was announced dead by the Israeli army in August after an airstrike in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis in July, but Hamas confirmed his death only at the end of January this year.
The group announced its establishment on May 31 on its Telegram page, publishing a “founding statement” that read: “From the heart of occupied Palestine, we announce the establishment of the Martyr Muhammad al-Deif Brigades… We will be a sword hanging over your necks. Wherever you are, you will find us there, fighting you with everything we have.”
The statement described the Martyr Muhammad al-Deif Brigades as “a free revolutionary resistance movement that pulsates in every street, camp, and alleyway.”
### Syrian Response
The Syrian Foreign Ministry issued a statement regarding Tel Aviv’s announcement that two projectiles fired from Syria had landed in uninhabited areas in Israel. The ministry condemned the Israeli bombing of villages and towns in Daraa Governorate, which resulted in heavy losses. Syria also stressed that it “has not and will not pose a threat to any party in the region.”
### Israeli Response
Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz said: “We hold Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa directly responsible for every threat and fire toward Israel. A full response will come as soon as possible.” The Israeli army reported that it bombed southern Syria on Tuesday after announcing that two projectiles fired from the country toward Israeli territory had landed in uninhabited areas without causing damage.
The situation remains tense, with both sides exchanging warnings and threats. The international community is urged to assume its responsibilities in stopping these attacks and supporting efforts to restore security and stability to Syria and the region.
### News in Depth
For the first time, factions announcing themselves as the “Mohammed Deif Brigades” claimed responsibility on Tuesday for launching two rockets at Israeli positions in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, raising questions about the identity of these factions and their affiliation.
The factions called themselves the “Mohammed Deif Brigades,” after Deif, the commander of Hamas’s military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.
Last August, the Israeli army announced the death of al-Deif in an airstrike it carried out in the Mawasi area of ​​Khan Yunis in July. Hamas confirmed his death at the end of January of this year.
The group announced its establishment in a statement published on May 31 on its Telegram page.
The faction issued what it called a “founding statement,” which read: “From the heart of occupied Palestine, we announce the establishment of the Martyr Muhammad al-Deif Brigades, in loyalty to the pure blood shed and as an extension of the ongoing path of resistance.”
In a message to Israel, the statement continued: “We will be a sword hanging over your necks. Wherever you are, you will find us there, fighting you with everything we have.” According to the statement, “The Martyr Muhammad al-Deif Brigades are neither a party nor an organization, but rather a free revolutionary resistance movement that pulsates in every street and service provider. An epic, a crack. A scream from, under the camera.
In a message to Israel, the statement continued: “We will be a sword hanging over your necks. Wherever you are, you will find us there, fighting you with all we have.”
According to the statement, “The Martyr Muhammad al-Deif Brigades are neither a party nor an organization, but rather a free revolutionary resistance movement that pulsates in every street, camp, and alleyway, echoing every cry from under the rubble, from Gaza to the West Bank, from Jerusalem to the occupied interior.”
The Syrian Response;
On Wednesday, the Syrian Foreign Ministry issued a statement regarding Tel Aviv’s announcement that two projectiles fired from Syria had fallen in uninhabited areas in Israel.
The Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement: “We strongly condemn the Israeli bombing of villages and towns in Daraa Governorate, which resulted in heavy human and material losses.”
The statement added: “We confirm that we have not yet verified the reports circulating about bombing directed toward the Israeli side.”
The statement indicated the presence of “parties that may seek to destabilize the region to achieve their own interests.”
He stressed that Syria “has not and will not pose a threat to any party in the region.”
The statement called on “the international community to assume its responsibilities in stopping these attacks and to support efforts aimed at restoring security and stability to Syria and the region.”
Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz said on Wednesday: “We hold Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa directly responsible for every threat and fire toward Israel. A full response will come as soon as possible.”
The Israeli army reported that it bombed southern Syria on Tuesday, after announcing that two projectiles fired from the aforementioned country toward Israeli territory had landed in uninhabited areas without causing damage.
The army said in a statement that “a short time ago, IDF artillery shelled southern Syria after two projectiles were fired toward Israeli territory.”
According to the army, “Following the sounding of air raid sirens in Hasbin and Ramat Magshimim at 9:36 PM, two projectiles were identified crossing from Syria into Israeli territory before landing in uninhabited areas.” Hasbin and Ramat Magshimim are located in the southern Golan Heights, which Israel occupied in 1967 and annexed in 1981.
