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Israeli forces kill disabled civilian during raid in southern Syria, SANA says
Syria’s state news agency says Israeli forces shot dead a civilian with a disability during a raid early Thursday.
The man was killed in Jamla, in the western countryside of Deraa, in southern Syria.
SANA said Israeli forces searched homes and placed snipers on rooftops; the man’s body was taken to Deraa National Hospital.
The killing comes amid repeated Israeli raids and incursions in southern Syria since Bashar al-Assad was removed from power in December 2024.
Syria’s Foreign Ministry has condemned the increased incursions, saying they undermine stability and security.
Israel says it plans to keep troops in a security zone in the south, while talks on a security agreement have largely stalled since the US-Israel war on Iran began in February.
Israel’s military had not immediately commented on the reported killing.
Israeli forces shot dead a civilian with a disability during a raid in Jamla village in southern Syria, SANA reported.
The shooting happened early Thursday in the western countryside of Deraa, where SANA said Israeli snipers were positioned on rooftops.
The man’s body was taken to Deraa National Hospital.
The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the report.
Syria’s Foreign Ministry has condemned increased Israeli incursions into Deraa and nearby Quneitra.
- Who
- Israeli forces shot dead a Syrian civilian with a disability, according to SANA.
- What
- The civilian was killed during a raid in which forces searched homes.
- When
- Early Thursday, October 22, 2026.
- Where
- Jamla village in the western countryside of Deraa, southern Syria.
- Why
- Not stated.
Syrian government
Israeli authorities
Incursions
Syrian government
Syria’s Foreign Ministry condemned the increase in Israeli incursions, saying they undermine stability and security.
Israeli authorities
Israeli officials have said they plan to keep troops in what they call a security zone in southern Syria.
The UN said Israel was holding 49 Syrians and had carried out 280 armed incursions into southern Syria in September.
Syria’s Foreign Ministry condemned increased Israeli incursions into Quneitra and Deraa, according to the reports.
Israeli forces shelled the outskirts of Abidin in western Deraa, with no reports of injuries or damage.
Israeli forces shot dead a civilian with a disability during a raid in Jamla, SANA reported.
- Victim
- Syrian civilian with a disability
- Village
- Jamla, western Deraa countryside
- Hospital
- Deraa National Hospital
- UN figures
- 49 Syrians held; 280 armed incursions in September
- Reported raid
- Early Thursday, October 22, 2026
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What people are saying
These violations “undermine the prospects for achieving stability and security in the region in general and Syria in particular, and obstruct reconstruction and recovery efforts