DAMASCUS: Syria鈥檚 Interior Ministry condemned an Israeli incursion in southern Syria, saying Israeli forces killed one person and abducted seven others, calling it a 鈥渂latant violation鈥� of the country鈥檚 sovereignty.

鈥淲e affirm that these repeated provocations constitute a blatant violation of the sovereignty of the Syrian Arab Republic,鈥� the ministry said in a statement, adding that 鈥渢hese practices cannot lead the region to stability and will only result in further tension and turmoil.鈥�
The Israeli military said those detained during the pre-dawn raid on Beit Jin were suspected of planning attacks against Israel, and that weapons also were found in the area. 
They were taken back to Israel for questioning, the military said.
One person was killed and seven captured in the operation, Syria鈥檚 Interior Ministry said, while the father of the young man killed said he had a history of mental illness.
Since the fall of President Bashar Assad鈥檚 government in early December, Israeli forces have moved into several areas in southern Syria and conducted hundreds of airstrikes throughout the country, destroying much of the assets of the Syrian army.
Local broadcaster Syria TV described Thursday鈥檚 raid as being carried out by about 100 Israeli troops who stormed Beit Jin, near the border with Lebanon, and called out the names of several people targeted for arrest through loudspeakers.
Syria鈥檚 Interior Ministry said such incursions spike tensions in the region. 
鈥淪uch repeated provocative acts are a flagrant violation of Syria鈥檚 sovereignty,鈥� the ministry said in a statement.
Village official Walid Okasha said that Israeli troops had entered the outskirts of Beit Jin in recent months, but that this was the first time they entered the center of the village. 
He added that Thursday鈥檚 operation came four days after an Israeli drone strike hit a car in the village, inflicting casualties.
鈥淭hey came targeting specific people,鈥� said Okasha, who denied that Hamas members were in the village.
He said the seven people taken to Israel were all Syrians and that two of them were members of the country鈥檚 new security forces. 
He said the man who was killed suffered from mental illness.
Ahmad Hammadi identified the victim as his son and told the AP that he had a history of schizophrenia. 
He said his son was shot dead in front of his home, and that he had no links to Hamas. 
He said two of the captured men were his nephews. Hussein Safadi said his two sons, Ahmad, 32, and Mohammed, 34, were captured, adding that his younger son, who raises goats, had lived in Lebanon for years until recently. 
He said his younger son was a member of the armed opposition against Assad and recently joined the security forces of the new authorities. As for why Israeli forces seized his sons, 鈥渨e don鈥檛 know the reasons,鈥� Safadi said.
During a visit to France last month, Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa said that his country is holding indirect talks with Israel to prevent hostilities from getting out of control.