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The Israeli army shelled the outskirts of Beit Jinn in the western Damascus countryside on Friday after launching an incursion into southern Syria with nine military vehicles and detaining a shepherd in Daraa province, Syrian state media reported. Israeli forces carried out artillery shelling on the outskirts of Beit Jinn in the western Damascus countryside, Alikhbariah TV said. The broadcaster did not report the outcome of the shelling, and there was no immediate comment from the Syrian government, which has previously demanded an end to Israeli violations. In an earlier development, Israeli military vehicles entered the Wadi al-Raqad area, Syria’s Al-Ikhbariya television reported, without providing further details about the nature of their movements. READ: Israel poses ‘greatest threat’ to regional stability, […]
