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Israeli military says detained suspected IS jihadist in Syria

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20-12-2025 | 12:56

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Israeli military says detained suspected IS jihadist in Syria

The Israeli military said on Saturday its forces had arrested a suspected Islamic State group jihadist in Syria earlier this week and taken him back to Israel.

In a statement, the military said that on Wednesday "soldiers completed an operation in the area of Rafid in southern Syria to apprehend a suspected terrorist affiliated with ISIS".

"The suspect was transferred for further processing in Israeli territory," the statement said.

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