Eurasia Press & News
IDF forces continued targeted raids in the Golan Heights buffer zone and attacked a large
number of military sites in southern Syria and a structure belonging to the Palestinian Islamic
Jihad (PIJ) in Damascus. Syria and several other Arab states condemned the attacks and
accused Israel of “escalation.”
Syrian security forces exchanged fire with armed forces affiliated with Hezbollah after three
security personnel were kidnapped and murdered on the Lebanese side of the border; there
were at least 20 fatalities. Hezbollah denied involvement.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (Abu Muhammad al-Julani) signed a declaration for an
interim constitution to cover the transition period. According to the constitution, Islamic law
will be the core of legislation and calls for separatism and foreign intervention will be
considered criminal offenses. Al-Sharaa also established a national security council.
