IDF soldiers operating in the area of Khan Arnaba in southwestern Syria fired at armed individuals riding pickup trucks passing near troops, Israeli media reported on Tuesday afternoon. "Several suspects approached the troops and posed a threat, prompting the forces to begin a suspect-arrest procedure that included firing into the air to push them back," Israel public broadcaster KAN News reported, citing the IDF.
"When the suspects did not move away, the troops fired at two of them, causing the group to disperse." Three civilians were reportedly injured by the IDF's "distancing fire" and have since received medical treatment, according to Syrian media. Earlier on Tuesday, the Prime Minister's Office noted in a post to X/Twitter that US mediation between Israel and Syria led to a meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the United Nations General Assembly in September, though "no agreements and understandings with Syria were reached."
The statement also addressed a Monday report in Saudi outlet Asharq al-Awsat claiming that Netanyahu refused to sign a security agreement with Syria, calling the motion "absolute fake news." (Source)
