Israel targets ‘terrorist’ in southern Syria; Damascus condemns attack

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.