Israeli forces identified and killed two armed terrorists inside the Israeli Security Zone in southern Syria near the village of Khader, about one kilometer from the border fence, the military said. The suspects were moving toward Israel around 21:00 Saturday; their bodies are in IDF custody as identity investigations continue, and they are believed to be members of a local terror group.
The IDF on Sunday morning released further details regarding the elimination of two armed terrorists in the Israeli Security Zone in southern Syria on Saturday evening. According to the military, troops from the Etzioni Brigade (6th) and the 210th Division identified and killed the suspects near the village of Khader, approximately one kilometer from the border fence, around 21:00 Saturday. Their bodies are in IDF custody, and identity investigations are ongoing; the military assesses they were members of a local terror group.
This update adds precise location and unit information to a story that the IDF had first confirmed at 07:31 Jerusalem on Sunday. In that initial statement, the military said only that forces had eliminated 'several armed terrorists' in the southern Syria security zone, without specifying the number, location, or timeframe. Subsequent thread versions — all published at 07:31 Jerusalem but with progressively more detail — confirmed the involvement of the Etzioni Brigade and 210th Division, stated that the operation occurred on Saturday, and identified the scene as the Israeli Security Zone. The current account, released later Sunday morning, is the most detailed to date.
As The Zioneer previously reported (Sun 09:07, a bulletin in the same thread), the IDF had announced the elimination without tactical specifics. The broader context includes ongoing IDF activity along Israel's multiple fronts: earlier in the week, the military reported eliminating operatives in southern Gaza and along the northern border with Lebanon, as The Zioneer covered on June 9 and June 25, respectively.
The identities of the two suspects remain unconfirmed, and no group affiliation has been officially stated beyond the assessment that they were members of a local terror organization. The IDF has not disclosed whether the suspects were carrying weapons or explosives, nor their intended target inside Israel.
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