At least six people killed in Israeli attacks on southern Syria

According to the foreign ministry of Israel, at least six people have died in the Israeli attack on Koya in southern Syria.

Without specifying whether the Israeli forces were stationed in Syria at the time of the attack, the Israeli military claimed that the attack occurred on Tuesday after armed fighters opened fire on Israeli troops. It claimed that Israeli troops attacked the fighters after they returned fire and that an Israeli plane struck them. Although it provided no information about casualties, it stated that “hits were identified.”

The Syrian government’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized “the continuing Israeli aggression on Syrian territory, which resulted in a perilous escalation in the Kuwayya village in southern Deraa province.”

It called for an international investigation into Israeli attacks on its territory, calling them “blatant violations of its sovereignty” by the organization.

The attack on Koya was “in the strongest terms” condemned by the Palestinian organization Hamas.

This fascist aggression is both a new war crime and a serious escalation of Zionist violations against the Syrian Arab Republic and its brotherly people, according to a statement posted on Telegram on Tuesday.

After opposition fighters toppled former leader Bashar al-Assad in December, the violence in the border region comes at a time when Israel and Syria are at an all-time high. A new interim government led by President Ahmad al-Sharaa was established.

Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes on Syrian military installations and sent its troops across the border into a UN-patrolled buffer zone, promising to thwart any threats as a result of al-Assad’s removal. The Syrian government has stated that it won’t face Israel in front of the world.

The Israeli military previously stated that it had “struck military capabilities that remained at the Syrian military bases of Tadmur and T4”, referring to Palmyra and other locations that are located 30 kilometers (30 miles) west of the city. The same bases were attacked by the military on Friday.

Kaja Kallas, the head of international relations at the European Union, warned on Tuesday that Israel’s attacks on Syria “risiko an even greater escalation.”

Kallas claimed that the two had discussed Israel’s actions during a press conference held by him and Gideon Saar, the foreign minister of Israel.

Because Syria is not currently attacking Israel, Kallas said, “And we]the EU feel that these things are unnecessary.”

The Jordanian foreign ministry also criticized Tuesday’s invasion and bombardment as “a dangerous escalation” that could lead to “further conflict and tension in the region.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has demanded that southern Syria, which borders the Golan Heights, be demilitarized.

Geir Pedersen, the UN Special Envoy for Syria, told the Security Council on Tuesday that the demands for the south’s total demilitarization and Israeli statements concern him.