Six soldiers wounded as IDF detains terror suspects in southern Syria

Six IDF troops were wounded, including three seriously, after coming under fire during an arrest operation in southern Syria overnight, the military says.

The IDF says that soldiers of the 55th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade set out to detain members of the al-Jama’a al-Islamiyya (Islamic Group) terror organization, following intelligence information collected in recent weeks indicating that they were operating in the Syrian village of Beit Jinn and worked to advance attacks on Israel.

“During the operation, terrorists opened fire at IDF troops, who returned fire,” the military says, adding that the Israeli Air Force also struck the area to support the ground troops.

As a result of the gunfire, two officers and a reservist were seriously hurt. Another reservist was moderately injured, and two additional reserve soldiers were lightly hurt, the army says.

The troops were taken to hospitals for treatment.

The IDF says that the overnight raid was completed, with all of the wanted suspects detained and several gunmen killed.

According to Syrian media, at least two people were killed by the Israeli strikes.