2025-11-28T14:24:34+00:00

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Shafaq News – Damascus

Residents of the southern Syrian town of Beit Jinn buried
the victims of an Israeli military operation on Friday as Israeli drones
continued to hover over the area, local sources told Shafaq News.

The funerals took place under tense conditions, with the
town still on alert following an overnight ground incursion and drone strikes,
according to the sources. Families in Beit Jinn urged the Syrian government to
intervene, describing the attack as a “massacre.”

Eyewitnesses told Shafaq News that the confrontation began
at dawn when an Israeli patrol entered the town and arrested three men.
Residents confronted the withdrawing forces, leading to renewed exchanges of
fire. The Syrian Health Ministry said 13 bodies and more than 20 injured
individuals were received by hospitals.

Conflicting reports emerged regarding Israeli casualties.
The Israeli army stated that six soldiers were wounded, three critically, while
Israeli media outlets reported 13 wounded, including three in life-threatening
condition.

Beit Jinn, predominantly from the Druze (al-Muwaḥḥidūn)
community, lies in a strategically sensitive corridor between Damascus, the
occupied Golan Heights, and Quneitra. Its elevated terrain makes it a security
buffer for the capital and a direct vantage point over the Golan.