A vehicle was targeted by an Israeli drone in the town of Beit Jinn in the Damascus countryside. A Syrian was wounded in the strike and taken to hospital.
No information was provided about the wounded person’s condition.
How did the Israeli military describe the incident?
The Israeli military said it had opened fire on a person in southern Syria. The military claimed that the person posed an imminent threat to Israeli forces and referred to him as a “terrorist.”
Israeli military media outlets claimed that the targeted person was preparing an explosive attack against Israeli soldiers serving in the area.
Recent attacks in Syria
A few days before this incident, the runways of Abu Zuhur military airbase in northwestern Idlib came under eight airstrikes. The strikes caused material damage to the airbase’s infrastructure.
Following the overthrow of the administration in Syria in December 2024, Israel expanded the scope of its attacks on the country. The attacks targeted weapons and missile depots, as well as strategic military positions across the country.