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From the Liveblog of
Friday, December 20, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Friday, December 20, 2024
IDF says it opened fire on Syria protest after identifying ‘threat’
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF confirms opening fire toward “a threat” during a protest by Syrians against the military’s presence in southern Syria earlier today.
According to the IDF, during the protest in the village of Ma’ariya, soldiers who were calling on suspects to move back “identified a threat that required action to remove.”
The military says the soldiers acted according to the open-fire procedures, and shot one of the protesters in the leg.
“We emphasize that the IDF does not intervene in the events taking place in Syria,” the military says, adding that it will “continue to act to protect the State of Israel and its citizens.”
