Israel Targets 'Terrorist' in Southern Syria, Damascus Calls it 'Blatant Violation'

Israel said it targeted a “terrorist” in southern Syria on Saturday in what Syria’s foreign ministry said was a drone strike on a civilian vehicle on the outskirts of Damascus in a “blatant” violation of its territory. The Syrian foreign ministry said the drone had hit a vehicle on a road near Beit Jinn village in the countryside west of the capital, which caused injuries among civilians. Syrian state television reported one person was injured. The Israeli military said in a statement that it fired in southern Syria towards what it described as a terrorist, whose activity posed an immediate threat to its soldiers. It did not say how it fired. Syria’s foreign ministry said the strike was part of a pattern of repeated Israeli attacks on Syrian territory and was a “blatant violation” of its sovereignty. It held Israel accountable for the consequences of such actions.