Israeli drone strike injures 1 in southwestern Syria

One person was injured Saturday in an Israeli drone strike targeting a vehicle in southwestern Syria, according to Syrian media.

Al-Ikhbariya TV said the drone hit the vehicle in the town of Beit Jinn in the western Damascus countryside, without providing details about the identity or condition of the injured person.

Syrian authorities have not commented on the attack, while Israel has not announced its target or the reason for the strike.

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The attack comes amid Syrian efforts to reach a security agreement with Israel.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on July 26 that Damascus was working with several countries to reach such an agreement, adding that if successful, it could pave the way for a comprehensive peace without Syria relinquishing its claim to the occupied Golan Heights.

Israel has occupied most of Syria’s Golan Heights since 1967. Following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in late 2024, Israel declared the 1974 disengagement agreement collapsed and moved into the demilitarized buffer zone and other areas, including the Syrian side of Mount Hermon (Jabal al-Sheikh).

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