DAMASCUS, Nov 28 (Bernama-SANA) -- Several citizens were martyred and others injured in the town of Beit Jinn in Damascus countryside in an Israeli attack on the town early Friday, following the incursion of an Israeli military force into the town and the arrest of three people.
According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reporter, Israeli drones are still flying over the area, noting that initial information indicates the deaths of five people, including two children, whose bodies were transferred to Al-Golan National Hospital in Al-Salam city, Quneitra.
He said that Israeli forces targeted Beit Jinn with artillery shelling at 3.40am, while a military force entered the town and arrested three people before withdrawing.
The reporter indicated that the town’s residents confronted the incursive Israeli forces, who opened heavy fire, leading to violent clashes between the force and the locals.
Simultaneously, Israeli aircraft widely patrolled the town, and warplanes released incendiary balloons over the area following the clashes. The town is also witnessing a movement of residents fleeing to nearby towns.
-- BERNAMA-SANA
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