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Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Two people said injured by IDF fire in southern Syria
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Syrian media reports that two people were injured by Israeli gunfire at the entrance to the town of Khan Arnabeh in southern Syria.
Khan Arnabeh is located around four kilometers from the Israeli border, on the edge of a UN-patrolled buffer zone that the IDF captured a year ago with the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime.
According to Syrian media, the gunfire took place while IDF troops set up a checkpoint on a highway in the area.
Pictures from the scene published on social media appear to show that tear gas canisters were used.
The IDF has not yet commented.
#القنيطرة: أفادت مصادر محلية بأن قوات الاحتـ.ـلال الإسرائيلي أطلقت النـ.ـار على مدنيين أثناء نصب حاجز مؤقّت على مدخل بلدة خان أرنبة بريف القنيطرة الشمالي، ما أدى إلى إصابة اثنين منهم.
كما أقامت قوات الاحتلال حاجزاً آخر على طريق خان أرنبة – عين النورية في المنطقة نفسها. pic.twitter.com/XsgjhD5vbT— أخبار سوريا الوطن Syrian (@SyriawatanNews) December 9, 2025
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