ISTANBUL

Israeli warplanes carried out an airstrike late Thursday targeting Syria’s southern Suwayda province, Syrian state media reported, as tensions continued to escalate in the region.

According to Syria’s official news agency SANA, the airstrike targeted the outskirts of Suwayda, which is predominantly inhabited by the Druze, but provided no immediate details on the extent of injuries or damage.

Local reports later claimed the village of Walga, in Suwayda’s countryside, was specifically targeted and that there were deaths and injuries among local Bedouin residents. However, the Israeli army swiftly denied involvement.

“We are unaware of any IDF strike in Syria,” an army spokesperson told Anadolu.

Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth daily also cited military sources as saying that they were "not familiar" with any operation in the area on Thursday.

The fresh attack came a day after the Syrian Interior Ministry confirmed a new ceasefire agreement in Suwayda, which includes full reintegration of the southern province under central government authority.

The deal was announced amid Israeli airstrikes targeting the capital, Damascus, as well as Suwayda and Daraa, on claims of protecting the Druze community.