Syria condemns Israeli strike near Damascus as violation of international law

Syria has strongly condemned an Israeli attack on the village of Beit Jinn, southwest of Damascus, which reportedly struck a civilian vehicle and injured several individuals. Syrian officials labeled the strike a "violation" of their sovereignty and international law.

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Syria has condemned an Israeli attack on the village of Beit Jinn, southwest of the country's capital Damascus, which officials said hit a civilian vehicle and left several people injured.

The Israeli military, in a statement on X, claimed responsibility for targeting a "terrorist" who was in the "final stages" of preparing attacks that posed an immediate threat to Israeli soldiers. This incident marks the second known Israeli strike on Syrian territory within the past week.

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The attack was the second known Israeli strike on Syria in the past week, with Syria branding it a "violation" of its sovereignty and international law.

The recent attack follows an earlier Israeli strike on the Abu al-Duhur airbase near the Turkish border. Following that incident, Syria warned of escalating regional tensions. The United States issued a rare rebuke of Israel's actions, with the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barrack, suggesting the strike could have been an attempt by Israel to provoke Turkey into a conflict ahead of upcoming Israeli elections.

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In a post on X, the Israeli military said it had targeted a "terrorist" in the "final stages" of preparing attacks which posed an immediate threat to soldiers.

Israel's far-right defense minister, Israel Katz, dismissed Barrack's account as inaccurate, stating that Israeli forces acted based on "clear intelligence information about Turkey's intentions." A statement from the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following the earlier strikes indicated that Israel and Syria had agreed to maintain a security status quo, which Syria was allegedly breaching by permitting Turkish troops to deploy at an airbase near Aleppo.

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After the earlier attack, Washington issued a rare rebuke of Israel, calling it an "unnecessary escalation that does not advance regional stability".