Israeli Attack on Syria's Deraa Causes ‘Significant’ Losses
Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned an Israeli strike on the province of Deraa, saying that it caused “significant human and material losses”, the state news agency SANA reported.
The raid came after the Israeli military said that two projectiles had crossed from Syria towards the occupied territories on Tuesday, and fell in open areas in the Israel-occupied Golan Heights, though the Syrian Foreign Ministry said these were “reports that have not been verified yet”.The ministry reiterated that Syria has not and would not pose a threat to any party in the region.It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the projectiles.“We believe that there are many parties that may seek to destabilise the region to achieve their own interests,” the ministry added.Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said he held Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa responsible for the projectiles.“We consider the president of Syria directly responsible for any threat and fire towards the State of Israel, and a full response will come soon,” Katz added.Syria and Israel have recently engaged in indirect talks to ease tensions, a significant development in relations between the two sides that have been on opposite sides of the conflict in the Middle East for decades.
Several Arab and Palestinian media outlets circulated a claim of responsibility from a little-known group named the Muhammad Deif Brigades, an apparent reference to Hamas’s military leader who was assassinated in an Israeli attack in 2024.The Israeli Army announced it attacked Southern Syria with artillery fire after the projectiles launched at the occupied territories.Residents said that Israeli mortars were striking the Wadi Yarmouk area, West of Deraa province, near the border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.The area has witnessed increased tensions in recent weeks, including reported Israeli military incursions into nearby villages, where residents have reportedly been barred from sowing their crops.Israel has waged a campaign of aerial bombardment that has destroyed much of Syria’s military infrastructure. It has occupied the Syrian Golan Heights since the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and taken more territory in the aftermath of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s removal in December, citing lingering concerns over the past of the country’s new government.
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