A man with Down syndrome killed in an Israeli raid in southern Syria, residents say
Residents said the victim had Down syndrome and was unarmed as Israel expanded raids in southern Syria, prompting fresh calls for restraint.
- On Thursday, Israeli forces killed Muath Salama al-Baeer, a civilian with special needs, during a military incursion into the village of Jamla in Syria's Daraa province.
- Since the December 2024 ouster of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, Israeli forces have occupied a buffer zone and frequently conduct raids in surrounding areas including Jamla.
- The Israeli military stated soldiers "identified a suspect approaching them and carried out a suspect apprehension procedure," while residents asserted al-Baeer was unarmed and had Down syndrome.
- Following the funeral for al-Baeer, residents expressed anger as Jamla resident Adnan al-Masri stated Israeli forces "enter people's houses at midnight and at 3 o'clock in the morning without permission."
- Syria's Foreign Ministry condemned the killing as a "blatant violation" of sovereignty, calling on the international community to compel Israel to respect international law regarding repeated incursions.
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The man was killed in the village of Jamla, according to the Sana news agency.
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A man with Down syndrome killed in an Israeli raid in southern Syria, residents say
Israeli forces have killed a developmentally disabled man during a raid in Syria's Daraa province, according to state media and residents.
Israeli units entered a village in the southern Syrian province of Daraa, soldiers searched several houses and shot a disabled civilian, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Thursday, which also reported atrocities from another province.
The Israeli occupying forces shot a young man with special needs before he was killed by his wounds, amid continuing incursions into the southern Syrian areas.
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Le Journal de QuebecA man with disabilities was killed on Thursday by Israeli army fire during an incursion into southern Syria.
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