Israeli forces kill at least 13 in southern Syria raid, officials and residents say

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes on Syrian military sites, and pushed for a demilitarized zone south of Damascus.
47% : The deaths in Syria followed a series of strikes by Israel's air force in parts of southern Lebanon on Thursday.
42% : Israel says its ongoing strikes are aimed at preventing Hezbollah from rebuilding after a devastating war last year ended with a ceasefire.
40% : Israel said Friday it conducted an operation following intelligence information to apprehend suspects from Jamaa Islamiya, or Islamic Group, operating in Beit Jin to attack Israeli civilians.
37% : Things escalated earlier this week with a rare strike in Lebanon's capital, Beirut, killing a senior Hezbollah official whom Israel described as the group's chief of staff.
34% : Israeli forces in southern Syria raided a village and opened fire when they were confronted by residents on Friday, killing at least 13, Syrian officials said, as Israel fights on a number of fronts while the shaky ceasefire in Gaza moves forward.
31% : Israel has regarded the new authorities in Syria warily since the fall of former President Bashar Assad in a lightning offensive led by Islamist insurgents in December 2024.
29% : The United Nations on Tuesday said Israel had killed at least 127 civilians, including children, in its strikes on Lebanon since the ceasefire a year ago.

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