Israel strikes southern Syria; Damascus condemns attack

Aug 22 (Reuters) - Israel ‌said it ​targeted ​a "terrorist" in southern Syria on Saturday in what Syria's foreign ministry said was a ‌drone strike on a civilian vehicle on ⁠the outskirts of Damascus in a "blatant" violation of its territory.

The ‌Syrian foreign ministry said ‌the drone had hit a civilian car on a road near Beit Jinn village in the ​countryside west of the capital, which caused injuries amongst civilians.

Syrian state TV reported one person ⁠was injured.

The Israeli military said in a statement that it fired in ​southern Syria toward what it described as a terrorist, whose activity posed an immediate ​threat to its soldiers. It ‌did not say how it fired.

Tensions between Israel and Syria flared up this ⁠week after Israel bombed an airbase in the northwest on Tuesday, an escalation U.S. special envoy to ⁠Syria, Tom Barrack, called "unnecessary."

Syria's foreign ministry said the strike was part ​of a pattern of repeated Israeli attacks on Syrian territory, and was a "blatant violation" of its sovereignty. It held ‌Israel accountable for the consequences of such actions.

Israeli troops continue to operate in ‌southern Syria, and Israel occupies territory in southwest ⁠Syria it seized after ‌the toppling of ​Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.

(Reporting by Nayera Abdallah and Kinda Makieh; Editing by Sharon ‌Singleton)

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