The IDF on Monday announced that a reservist officer who serves as a battalion rabbi was injured in an explosion in the buffer zone in southern Syria.
"Earlier today (Monday), a reserve officer was severely injured as a result of an explosion at an IDF outpost in southern Syria," the IDF said in a statement.
The officer was evacuated to Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa for medical treatment, and his family has been notified.
The IDF is investigating the incident. It is believed that the explosion was caused by a land mine, but military sources said that other options are being investigated as well.
A group known as al-Muqawama al-Watania, which identifies with the Shi'a axis, claimed to have planned a mine at the entrance to one of the IDF outposts in Syria, which detonated and wounded the rabbi.
Earlier this month, Syrian media claimed IDF troops raided villages in Syria's Daraa province, searching for weapons. The reports claim 18 military vehicles entered Sisyon and Jamla. Israel has not commented.
Sky News Arabia reported early Sunday morning that IDF troops raided several villages in the Daraa province in Syria.
According to local media outlets, 18 military vehicles entered the villages of Sisyon and Jamla.
The reports claimed that the Israeli troops conducted searches aimed at locating weapons.
Israel did not comment on the reports.