The operation was based on intelligence gathered in recent weeks. Weapons and ammunition were also seized. The detainees were transferred to Israel for interrogation.
IDF troops operating in Syria
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According to Syrian reports, local resident Muhammad Hamadeh was killed in the operation, and seven others were arrested. Sources told SyriaTV it was the first time Israeli forces operated this deep in the Beit Jinn area since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011. About 100 soldiers, 10 military vehicles and drones reportedly took part in the operation.
Qatari outlet Al Araby and the Iraqi militia-linked Sabreen News agency claimed Israel was behind the blast, allegedly carried out by a drone. One report said a Syrian air defense battalion was also hit and another claimed eight people were killed.
"IDF troops continue to operate to eliminate all threats to the civilians of the State of Israel, in particular to the residents of the Golan Heights," the statement read.
