{"id":90519,"date":"2025-11-28T15:17:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T20:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=90519"},"modified":"2025-11-28T15:17:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T20:17:22","slug":"six-idf-soldiers-wounded-in-clash-with-terrorists-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/six-idf-soldiers-wounded-in-clash-with-terrorists-in-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"Six IDF soldiers wounded in clash with terrorists in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By JNS STAFF<\/p>\n<p>(<em>JNS.org<\/em><span class=\"light-weight-content\">) \u2013&nbsp;<\/span>Israeli troops carried out a targeted overnight operation in southern Syria to apprehend operatives from the Jaama Islamiya terrorist organization, encountering heavy gunfire that left six IDF soldiers wounded, three of them seriously, the military said on Friday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_90520\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IDF-SYRIA-1320x880-1.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90520\" class=\"wp-image-90520 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IDF-SYRIA-1320x880-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IDF-SYRIA-1320x880-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IDF-SYRIA-1320x880-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IDF-SYRIA-1320x880-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IDF-SYRIA-1320x880-1.jpeg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90520\" class=\"wp-image-90520 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IDF-SYRIA-1320x880-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IDF-SYRIA-1320x880-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IDF-SYRIA-1320x880-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IDF-SYRIA-1320x880-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IDF-SYRIA-1320x880-1.jpeg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-90520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Israel Defense Forces paratroopers from the 55th Reserve Brigade, aka the \u201cTip of the Spear Brigade,\u201d operate in southern Syria, Nov. 21, 2025. (Photo credit: IDF)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to the Israel Defense Forces, the raid in the Beit Jinn area targeted terrorists planning attacks against Israelis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOvernight [Friday], following intelligence information gathered in the past several weeks, IDF troops of the 55th Reserve Brigade under the command of the 210th Division went on an operation to apprehend suspects from the Jaama Islamiya terrorist organization,\u201d the IDF said. \u201cDuring the activity, several armed terrorists opened fire at the troops, who responded with fire toward the terrorists, along with aerial assistance to the troops.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs a result of the incident, several reservists were injured and were evacuated to the hospital for medical treatment,\u201d the IDF added, noting that the operation ended with \u201call suspects apprehended and several terrorists eliminated.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media-oembed-video _video-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"173758289\" title=\"\u05e8\u05d2\u05e2\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d4\u05d9\u05ea\u05e7\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea \u05e9\u05dc \u05db\u05d5\u05d7\u05d5\u05ea \u05e6\u05d4&quot;\u05dc \u05e2\u05dd \u05d4\u05de\u05d7\u05d1\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd | \u05d0\u05ea&quot;\u05e6\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tEcctnl8NzU?feature=oembed&amp;showinfo=0&amp;rel=0&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jns.org\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-17=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-31835130_125=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Soldiers from the 55th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade detain suspects and clash with gunmen in the southern Syrian village of Beit Jinn, Nov. 28, 2025. (Credit: IDF)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Syrian television reported that nine Syrians were killed in Israeli airstrikes that struck Beit Jinn during the IDF operation. It said residents were seen fleeing Beit Jinn for nearby villages following the strikes and ensuing firefight between Israeli troops and local gunmen.<\/p>\n<p>Of the six IDF reservists evacuated to hospitals in Israel, three were said to have sustained serious wounds, one was moderately wounded and two others were lightly wounded.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/netanyahu-leads-visit-to-idf-controlled-security-zone-in-southern-syria\/\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a>&nbsp;said during a visit to the IDF-controlled security zone in southern Syria on Wednesday that Israel may need to defend itself or strike \u201cat any moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe attribute enormous importance to our defensive and offensive ability here; it\u2019s a mission that could develop at any moment,\u201d said Netanyahu, who led a high-level delegation to the area that included Defense Minister Israel Katz, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and Shin Bet head David Zini.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/terrorists-in-syria-houthis-included-plan-to-attack-israel-katz-says\/\">Katz<\/a>&nbsp;told a closed meeting of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Wednesday that Israel is not heading toward peace with Syria as hostile forces, among them the Iran-backed Houthis, were planning a ground incursion into communities in the Golan Heights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe [Israel Defense Forces] have a prepared plan, and if raids on the Druze Mountain happen again, we will intervene, including blocking the border,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, Israel seized control of parts of southern&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/israel-to-remain-in-syria-says-israeli-defense-minister\/\">Syria<\/a>, expanding a security zone and maintaining a military presence amid ongoing clashes and airstrikes.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"Tumblr\",\"Email\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Six%20IDF%20soldiers%20wounded%20in%20clash%20with%20terrorists%20in%20Syria\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":90520,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90519"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90519"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90521,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90519\/revisions\/90521"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}