Israeli forces kill disabled civilian during raid on Syria's Daraa village
Israeli troops shot and killed a man with disabilities in Jamla, Daraa governorate, and his body was taken to Daraa National Hospital.
In an Israeli incursion into the Syrian village of Jamla in Daraa governorate, soldiers opened fire and killed a disabled man. Reports say troops entered the settlement, searched several homes, placed snipers on civilian rooftops and fired indiscriminately across residential streets. The victim's body was later transferred to Daraa National Hospital.
Why it matters
The killing shows how cross-border raids can cause civilian deaths and raise tensions in the volatile Israel-Syria frontier.
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