The IDF announced Sunday morning that its forces eliminated several armed terrorists in the Security Zone in southern Syria the previous day. The military said it will continue operating in the zone to remove threats to Israeli civilians and soldiers.
The IDF confirmed Sunday at 07:31 Jerusalem that its forces eliminated several armed terrorists in the Security Zone in southern Syria on Saturday. The military's announcement specified that Etzioni (6) Brigade troops operating under the 210th Division carried out the operation and that the campaign to remove threats to Israeli civilians and soldiers will continue. The latest dispatch comes after a series of earlier reports Sunday morning that first mentioned the southern Syria elimination alongside a separate Hezbollah cell strike in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, and then gradually narrowed the focus to the Syria security zone details.
As The Zioneer reported from the outset Sunday at 07:31 Jerusalem, the IDF initially confirmed the broader overnight eliminations in southern Lebanon and Syria without specifying locations or units. Successive versions published at the same timestamp then added: that several armed militants were eliminated in the Syria security zone; that the air force killed a Hezbollah RPG cell in Nabatieh; and finally that Etzioni Brigade forces carried out the Syria security zone operation under the 210th Division. The confirmation of the specific unit affiliation — Etzioni Brigade and 210th Division — represents the most detailed official attribution to date. Syrian sources, as The Zioneer reported on Saturday at 12:38 Jerusalem, described Israeli forces raiding homes in rural Daraa, but did not report casualties among Syrian personnel.
The Security Zone in southern Syria was established after the collapse of the Assad regime, and the IDF has consistently reported eliminating armed operatives who approach or operate within it. The latest operation comes amid ongoing IDF activity in both the southern Syria and southern Lebanon security zones, including more than 20 militants eliminated in southern Lebanon over the past two weeks, as The Zioneer reported on Wednesday, June 10.
No further details have been provided on the number of terrorists eliminated, their specific identities or affiliations, or the precise location of the engagement within the security zone. Syrian sources have not confirmed casualties or direct engagement with Israeli forces.
6 developments
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- DevelopingIDF eliminates several terrorists in combat in southern Lebanon
- DevelopingIDF troops kill two gunmen posing threat in central Gaza
- DevelopingIDF kills two Hamas operatives advancing attack plots in Gaza over the weekend
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