Israeli forces conduct ground incursions in southern Syria, arrest 3: Report
Israeli forces have conducted several incursions into southern Syria, near the occupied Golan Heights, where they set up checkpoints and detained three locals, reports say.
The SANA news agency reported on Saturday that an Israeli army patrol, consisting of two armored vehicles, advanced toward Madinat al-Salam in Quneitra governorate, southern Syria, before withdrawing shortly afterward.
Following the incursion, Israeli reconnaissance drones were seen flying over northern Quneitra, the report added.
The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) also reported on the same day that an Israeli patrol, made up of four military vehicles, advanced into the outskirts of Suwaysah village in the southern countryside of Quneitra, near the border strip.
No arrests or searches were recorded at the time of reporting.
Earlier in the day, SOHR said that Israeli forces detained three young men during a raid carried out late Saturday night in Jamlah village, located in the Yarmouk Basin area in southwestern Daraa countryside.
According to SOHR, Israeli troops stormed the village using six military vehicles before arresting the three men and setting up a temporary checkpoint at the village entrance. Reconnaissance drones were also observed flying frequently over the area.
The same sources added that Israeli forces remained in the village for about an hour before withdrawing toward the occupied Syrian Golan.
On Saturday, SOHR also reported that an Israeli patrol conducted search and raid operations targeting several houses in Ain Zaiwan and Ain al-Abd villages in Quneitra countryside.
Israeli forces frequently carry out ground incursions into Syrian territory, violating the 1974 Disengagement Agreement, international law, and UN Security Council resolutions.
Syria has condemned these attacks and urged the international community to take a firm stance.
Israel has repeatedly launched acts of aggression across Syrian territory following the collapse of former President Bashar al-Assad’s government last year.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly ordered his forces to advance deeper into Syrian territory and seize several strategic areas.
Israeli forces have so far established at least nine military zones deep inside southern Syria, mostly within the UN-monitored buffer area, claiming the need to counter Takfiri threats.
However, analysts say that these deployments serve as a cover for a broader strategy of territorial expansion through military aggression and settler incursions.
Instead of confronting the ongoing Israeli offensive, the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham-led Syrian regime’s inaction and normalization efforts toward Tel Aviv have emboldened Israeli forces to intensify their occupation campaign.
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