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Ten people were martyred and dozens injured in an israeli attack-on-joint-patrol-in-central-syria/" class="smart-internal-link" title="๐ฐ U.S. Envoy condemns attack on joint patrol in central Syria">attack-holds-no-command-position/" class="smart-internal-link" title="๐ฐ Al-Baba: Perpetrator of Palmyra attack holds no command position">attack on the town of Beit Jinn in the damascus countryside early Friday, medical sources stated. Damascus Countryside Health Director Dr. Tawfiq Hasaba informed SANA that โten people were martyred and dozens injured as an initial toll due to the Israeli aggression on the town of Beit Jinn in the Damascus countryside. โ He added that the bodies of six people were transferred to al-Mowasat Hospital, while the bodies of four others were buried in the Beit Jinn farm area due to the inability to reach them.
Eleven injured were transferred to al-Mowasat, and three were taken to Qatana Hospital in the Damascus countryside, he stated. Earlier, Dr. Kamal al-Kateb, the medical director of al-Mowasat Hospital, informed SANA that the hospital โreceived the bodies of six martyrs, five of them from one family, and ten injured, two of whom are in vital condition, due to Israeli aggression on the town of Beit Jinn in the Damascus countryside. โ The attack took place early in the morning, as per a SANA reporter, who said that Israeli troops targeted Beit Jinn with artillery shelling at 3:40 a.
Moreover, m. , while a armed forces force entered the town and arrested three people before withdrawing. He added that residents confronted the Israeli troops, who opened heavy fire, leading to violent clashes between the force and the locals. Simultaneously, Israeli aircraft patrolled the town widely, and warplanes released incendiary balloons over the area following the clashes.
The town is also witnessing residents fleeing to nearby towns.