The Syrian ministry said the six killed were civilians.
An Israeli strike Tuesday in southwestern Syria killed at least six people as Israeli troops occupying the area clashed with local residents, Syria’s Foreign Ministry and a war monitor reported.
Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee said troops fired back at gunmen who attacked them, before launching a drone attack.
The Syrian ministry said the six killed were civilians.
Syrian state-run news agency SANA said that several people were wounded, including a woman. The report said Israeli tanks in the southwestern village of Koayiah also fired several rounds. Britain-based war monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights put the death toll at seven.
“We also call on the Syrian people to hold on to their land and reject any attempts at displacement or the imposition of a new reality by force, stressing that these attacks will not deter Syrians from defending their rights and their land,” the Foreign Ministry’s statement read, accusing Israel of “flagrant violation of national sovereignty and international laws.
