At least nine people were killed and several others wounded early Friday in an Israeli attack on Beit Jinn town and the road to Mazraat Beit Jinn in Syria’s Damascus countryside, Syrian state media reported.

Israeli forces have carried out a ground incursion into Syria, according to Syrian state television. On Monday, 11 military vehicles and more than 60 IDF soldiers reportedly entered the Beit Jinn area, southwest of Damascus, several miles from the Syrian-Israeli border.

Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed accountability for those responsible for harming the country’s Druze population, following a series of Israeli airstrikes that struck military and government sites in Damascus, including the Syrian military headquarters and an area near the presidential palace.

Syrian authorities and Druze community leaders have agreed to a new ceasefire following days of heavy clashes in the southern province of Sweida.

The Israeli military has launched a fresh airstrike on Syria, News.Az reports, citing The Times of Israel.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed carrying out a drone strike in Damascus Wednesday, saying it struck the entrance to the Syrian military headquarters.

Between April 30 and May 3, Israel launched multiple airstrikes in Syria, hitting areas near the presidential palace in Damascus and locations housing military assets.

Israel's military said Friday it launched air strikes near the presidential palace in Damascus.