Israel attacks on Syria: What happened, who did Israel claim it was after?

On Friday, November 30, 2025, Israeli forces killed at least 13 people, including two children, in Beit Jinn, a town in the Damascus countryside of Syria. The strikes occurred after locals resisted an Israeli military incursion into the town. Israel claimed the raid targeted members of Jamaa al-Islamiya, Lebanon's branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, alleging they posed a threat. However, the group denied operating outside of Lebanon. The Israeli army's 55th Reserve Brigade initially entered Beit Jinn to apprehend three Syrian residents it claimed were members of the group. Clashes ensued, resulting in injuries to both locals and Israeli soldiers, prompting the air strikes.

On Friday, November 28, 2025, an Israeli raid into Beit Jinn, a town in southern Syria near the Golan Heights, resulted in at least 13 deaths and numerous injuries, according to Syrian officials. The Israeli military stated the raid was conducted to detain suspected Islamist militants, and that they returned fire after being attacked. Syrian state news agency SANA reported that Israeli forces shelled Beit Jinn before entering the town, where they were confronted by residents. The Israeli military also reported several reservists were injured. This raid is one of the deadliest cross-border incursions since the fall of the Assad regime last year, and part of a series of escalating incursions that Israel defends as necessary to prevent hostile forces from entrenching along its border.

On Friday, November 28, 2025, an Israeli raid into Beit Jinn, a town in southern Syria near the Golan Heights, resulted in at least 13 deaths and numerous injuries, according to Syrian officials. The Israeli military stated the raid was conducted to detain suspected Islamist militants, and that they returned fire after being attacked. Syrian state news agency SANA reported that Israeli forces shelled Beit Jinn before entering the town, where they were confronted by residents. The Israeli military also reported several reservists were injured. This raid is one of the deadliest cross-border incursions since the fall of the Assad regime last year, and part of a series of escalating incursions that Israel defends as necessary to prevent hostile forces from entrenching along its border.