Israel Raids Syrian Village Near Golan, 13 Reported Dead in Beit Jinn Operation

Overview

• The Israeli military says an overnight operation in Beit Jinn sought to detain Jamaa Islamiya members allied with Hamas and accused of planning attacks on Israeli civilians.
• Syrian authorities raised the death toll to 13, with state media reporting women and children among those killed, after initially citing 10 fatalities.
• The Israel Defense Forces reported six soldiers wounded, including three in serious condition, following exchanges of fire during the raid.
• Syria’s Foreign Ministry condemned the assault as a war crime, and local witnesses and the village mayor described troops and tanks entering before strikes by aircraft, artillery and drones.
• The operation unfolded near the Israeli‑occupied Golan Heights about 40 kilometers southwest of Damascus and follows months of intensified Israeli strikes and deployments in southern Syria.