Israel army claims killed 'armed terrorists' in southern Syria

Published June 28, 2026 Updated June 28, 2026 11:26am

The Israeli military has claimed it killed several “armed terrorists” a day earlier in southern Syria, AFP reports.

“Yesterday (Saturday), IDF soldiers eliminated several armed terrorists in the Security Zone in southern Syria,” it said in a statement.

The Israeli army has occupied what it calls a “security zone” in southern Syria since late 2024 and said it would remain in place there “in order to remove any threat to Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers”.

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said earlier this month that it planned to keep its troops in Syria “for an unlimited period”, as well as in Lebanon and Gaza.

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