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Tensions Flare as Israel Strikes Hamas Target in Syria
- On Sunday, June 8, 2025, the Israeli military conducted an airstrike in southern Syria’s Mazraat Beit Jin area, striking an individual affiliated with Hamas.
- This strike came after two missiles were launched at Israel earlier that week, with responsibility reportedly claimed by the Martyr Muhammad Deif Brigades.
- Israel retaliated by striking government weapons on Tuesday, blaming Syria’s new President Ahmed al-Sharaa, whom Defense Minister Israel Katz held responsible for the aggression.
- Damascus denied the shelling reports, stating Syria poses no regional threat, while Israel cited the attacks amid ongoing indirect talks to ease tensions.
- These events illustrate persistent hostilities despite recent diplomatic efforts and continue Israel’s campaign targeting Syrian-based threats since occupying the Golan Heights in 1967.
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Shafaq News/ Media outlets reported on Sunday that two gunmen attacked an Israeli army barracks in southern Syria. According to the Daraa 24 website, the two gunmen were riding a motorcycle and opened fire on the "Al-Jazeera" barracks, where Israeli forces are stationed after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime. The barracks are located west of the village of Maariyah in the Yarmouk Basin area, west of Daraa Governorate. The website said that t…
The army claims that the target was a Hamas terrorist without giving more details
Israel said on Tuesday it had targeted weapons belonging to the Syrian government.
Israeli military hits Hamas member in southern Syria
CAIRO: The Israeli military said on Sunday that it struck a member of the Palestinian militant group Hamas in southern Syria’s Mazraat Beit Jin, days after Israel carried out its first airstrikes in the country in nearly a month. Hamas did not immediately comment on the strike. Israel said on Tuesday it hit weapons belonging to the government in retaliation for the firing of
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