During the night, following intelligence gathered in recent weeks, forces of the 'Spearhead' Reserve Brigade (55) under the command of Division 210 launched an operation to arrest suspects from the Islamic Jemaah organization.
The suspects were operating in the village of Beit Jen in southern Syria and were promoting terrorist plots against the citizens of the State of Israel.
During the operation, terrorists opened fire on IDF forces, who returned fire.
At the same time, aerial fire support was provided to the forces.
As a result, two combat officers and a reserve soldier were seriously injured, another reserve soldier was moderately injured, and an officer and a reserve soldier were lightly injured.
The soldiers were evacuated to receive medical treatment at the hospital, and their families were notified.
The operation was completed, all suspects were arrested, and several terrorists were eliminated.
IDF forces are deployed in the area and will continue to operate against any threat to the State of Israel and its citizens.