Syria says Israeli strike near Damascus violation of international law

Key Points:

• Syria condemned an Israeli strike on the village of Beit Jinn near Damascus, which hit a civilian vehicle and injured several people, calling it a violation of sovereignty and international law.
• Israel stated the attack targeted a "terrorist" preparing imminent attacks against its soldiers, marking the second known Israeli strike in Syria within a week.
• The incident follows an Israeli strike on the Abu al-Duhur airbase near the Turkish border, which Syria and Washington warned could escalate regional tensions, with the US criticizing Israel’s actions as unnecessary.
• Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's office accused Syria of breaching a security status quo by allowing Turkish troop deployments near Aleppo, though Turkey denied posing any threat or confirming troop movements to the base.
• The Abu al-Duhur airbase has been out of use since 2013 and was seized by rebel forces in 2024, with Syria attempting to rebuild military facilities amid ongoing regional complexities involving Turkey and Israel.