Escalation in Southern Syria: Israeli Raid Results in Ten Fatalities

Fri Nov 28 2025 14:46:34 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

An Israeli raid in Beit Jinn leads to ten deaths, including children, marking one of the deadliest operations in months amid ongoing tensions in the region.

In a significant military operation overnight, at least ten people were killed in a raid conducted by Israeli forces in the village of Beit Jinn, southern Syria. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) stated that the raid aimed to apprehend militants posing threats to Israeli civilians. The operation escalated into a firefight, resulting in injuries to six Israeli soldiers and numerous casualties among the local population, including children. The incident has drawn widespread attention and raised questions about the ongoing conflict dynamics in the region.

At least 10 people have been killed in an Israeli raid on a village in southern Syria overnight, state media reported, in one of the deadliest incidents of its kind for months. It said children were among the dead.

Sana news agency said residents of Beit Jinn confronted Israeli troops, leading to a firefight. Air strikes were also carried out.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said troops went into the village, on the edge of the occupied Golan Heights, to detain militants who it said advanced terror attacks against Israeli civilians.

Six Israeli soldiers were injured in the clashes, it said. Sana said three people were arrested by the troops before they withdrew.

The IDF said it targeted the Jaama Islamiya militant group in Friday's operation. It stated that when the raid began, several armed terrorists opened fire on its soldiers, who returned fire.

Sana reported that the village was also shelled. Footage released by the IDF shows two air strikes - one apparently on a group of people and the other on a building.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a UK-based monitoring group, reported that a building collapsed during the operation.

The IDF later claimed all of the suspects were apprehended, and a number of terrorists were eliminated.

Sana quoted the director of a local hospital as saying it had received bodies, including five from one family. The director indicated that dozens of people had also been injured in the incident.

Israel regularly conducts incursions into Syrian villages, asserting that such actions are necessary to thwart the presence of armed groups.

Since the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad nearly a year ago, Israel has expanded its military presence across a buffer zone on the Golan Heights into southern Syria, where several anti-Israel factions operate.

Israel maintains it will not allow the Syrian army, viewed as a threat, to establish a presence in this region. The US has been mediating talks between Israel and Syria regarding a security agreement, although these negotiations have yet to yield results.