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Israel attacked southern Syria, will pacify it

At least two people died in strikes south of the capital Damascus

Feb 26, 2025 05:16 98

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At least two people were killed in Israeli attacks on southern Syria, Agence France-Presse reported, quoted by BTA, citing information from the non-governmental organization "Syrian Observatory for Human Rights".

The organization did not specify whether the victims were civilians or military personnel.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has already announced in an official statement that an Israeli attack on Syria has been carried out, Reuters reported.

"Our air force is massively attacking southern Syria as part of a new policy outlined to pacify southern Syria. "We will not allow southern Syria to become what southern Lebanon has become," Katz said through a spokesman, quoted by the world agency.

Reuters earlier reported that Israeli warplanes had struck Syrian territory south of the capital Damascus this evening, citing Syrian state television and representatives of the country's security forces.

The world agency specified that the first information was about low-flying fighter jets and explosions heard near the Syrian capital.

The Israeli air force hit the town of Kisweh - in the province (muhafaza) of Rif Damascus, about 20 kilometers south of the capital Damascus, Reuters specified based on information from Syrian sources.

A military facility was targeted, the security forces reported, without giving further details.

Another Israeli air The strike targeted a city in another southern province, Daraa.

The attacks came hours after Syria condemned the entry of Israeli troops into the south of the country and demanded their withdrawal in the final declaration of the national dialogue conference, Reuters notes.