"Israeli forces in southern Syria raided a village and opened fire when they were confronted by residents on Friday, killing at least 10, Syrian officials said, as Israel fights on a number of fronts while the shaky ceasefire in Gaza moves forward. Syria's foreign ministry said in a statement Friday that the attack was "a horrific massacre" and said women and children were among those killed."
"Israel said Friday it conducted an operation following intelligence information to apprehend suspects from Jamaa Islamiya, or Islamic Group, operating in Beit Jin to attack Israeli civilians. During the raid, several militants fired at Israeli troops, injuring half a dozen soldiers who were evacuated to a hospital, the military said. Israeli troops fired at the militants and also responded with aerial assistance, the military said."
"Israel has regarded the new authorities in Syria warily since the fall of former President Bashar Assad in a lightning offensive led by Islamist insurgents in December 2024. Since Assad's fall, Israeli forces have seized a formerly U.N.-patrolled buffer zone in southern Syria set up under a 1974 disengagement agreement. Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes on Syrian military sites, and pushed for a demilitarized zone south of Damascus."
Israeli forces raided the village of Beit Jin in southern Syria, opened fire after being confronted by residents, and killed at least 10 people, including women and children. Syrian state media reported that troops entered to detain local men and used heavy fire, prompting dozens of families to flee. Israel said the operation targeted suspects from Jamaa Islamiya planning attacks on Israeli civilians; several militants fired on troops, wounding about six soldiers who were evacuated. The military reported arrests, militant casualties, and aerial support. Israel has increased operations in Syria since the December 2024 fall of Bashar Assad, seizing a buffer zone and carrying out numerous airstrikes. Syrian authorities condemned the incursions and called for international intervention.
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