Syria’s interim president has signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years during a transitional phase.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized at a Cabinet meeting that Israel's campaign was directed squarely at Islamic Jihad, saying the Israeli military had destroyed several important targets belonging to Gaza's second largest militant group. The armed wing of Islamic Jihad, the Quds Brigade, has since claimed twelve of the dead, including Baha Abu Al-Ata, the military leader of Islamic Jihad in Gaza, who was killed, along with his wife, in the assassination strike that began the escalation early Tuesday morning. 'Our will is very great'Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed Cabinet colleagues Wednesday morning and told them Islamic Jihad was beginning to understand Israel's resolve. Islamic Jihad would do well to understand this right now, instead of when it will be too late. I believe that Islamic Jihad is starting to internalize this message.