Israeli strike near Damascus injures 1 as Syria denounces attack
What's new: Israel cast the target as an imminent threat, while Syria said a civilian car near Beit Jinn was hit.
An Israeli strike near Damascus injured one person on Saturday, according to Syrian state media, as Damascus condemned the attack as a breach of its sovereignty. Syria's foreign ministry said a drone hit a civilian vehicle on a road near Beit Jinn, west of the capital, causing injuries to civilians. The Israeli military said it targeted a person in southern Syria whose actions posed an immediate threat to its soldiers, describing the target as a terrorist. The strike came days after Israel bombed Abu al-Duhur airbase in northwestern Syria, a move that drew criticism from US envoy Tom Barrack as an unnecessary escalation. Tensions have risen as Israeli forces keep operating in southern Syria.