Israeli forces killed 13 people on Friday (November 28, 2025) in an operation in southern Syria, saying they targeted an Islamist group, in Israel's deadliest attack on the country since Bashar al-Assad's overthrow last year.
Since an Islamist coalition overthrew longtime ruler Assad in December of last year, Israel has conducted hundreds of strikes on Syria's military arsenal as well as incursions into the country.
The Israeli army said an exchange of fire in the operation to detain militants in the Syrian village of Beit Jin left six Israeli soldiers wounded, with three of them in a serious condition.
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The official SANA news agency, quoting the Syrian Health Ministry, reported 13 dead and 24 more wounded in the Israeli operation.
