Two killed in Israeli drone strike on vehicle in Syria

The Times of Israel, citing Syrian state media, reported that an Israeli drone targeted a vehicle traveling on the highway between Damascus and Quneitra on Thursday, September 13, killing two individuals. According to the report, Syrian media stated that one of the deceased was a 'member of the army'; however, it is unclear whether he was a member of the Syrian army or the Lebanese Hezbollah group. Syrian state media also reported earlier this week about an Israeli attack on 'several military locations in central Syria,' resulting in the deaths of 16 people. This has been described as the deadliest Israeli attack on Syrian soil since the attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1. Over the past years, Israel has frequently been identified as the perpetrator of repeated attacks on Iranian government positions and its affiliated militias in Syria, although the country rarely claims responsibility for these attacks. Since the terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7, Israeli attacks against Iranian positions and its proxies in Syria have increased in frequency and intensity. Notable attacks include the deadly operation against Seyyed Reza Mousavi, the highest-ranking Quds Force commander in Syria, on December 24 of last year, as well as the devastating and deadly attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1 of this year. The rising number of casualties and injuries from the 'Israeli airstrike' on the location of the Islamic Republic's proxies in Syria includes the killing of four militants in an Israeli drone strike on a vehicle at the Syria-Lebanon border. The Syrian state news agency reported that seven people were injured in the 'Israeli' attack, while five Iranian-affiliated militants were killed in a drone strike in Syria. Reuters reported that several American soldiers were injured in a drone strike on coalition forces in Syria on Friday; the injuries were minor.