A senior Israeli security official told Saudi television channel "Al-Hadath" that "the landing in Damascus was absolutely necessary for Israel's security." He added: "We dismantled Turkish facilities that were planted in the rural area of Damascus to spy on us. We warned the al-Shara regime not to play with fire and not to listen to Turkey's directives. The devices we located have been at Syrian sites for more than 10 years. Turkey is trying to get closer to us than it should. We told the Syrian regime not to test our patience or the limits of our actions."