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Syria denounces what it calls a criminal Israeli incursion into Beit Jinn, saying Israeli troops crossed into the Damascus countryside town, attacked residents and property, and withdrew after locals confronted the patrol. Foreign Ministry says Israel then struck the town with deliberate, heavy shelling, resulting in more than 10 civilian deaths, including women and children, and triggering large displacement. Damascus blames Israel for the escalation, urges UN Security Council, UN and Arab League to act, and says Syria continues to exercise its right to defend its land and people.