Syria02 October, 20263 min read
Israeli Forces Penetrate Yarmouk Basin, Arrest Young Man, Set Up Checkpoint in Quneitra
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Israeli forces penetrated the Yarmouk Basin in western Daraa after strikes in Quneitra. A young man was arrested in al-Hamidiya, Quneitra, during the operations.
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Quneitra and Daraa Incursions
Israeli occupation forces penetrated the Yarmouk basin in the western countryside of Daraa on Friday after attacks in Quneitra province on Thursday, including the detention of a young man in al-Hamidiya and artillery shelling on the outskirts of the Mantra Dam. A reporter for 'Syria Now' said a force of the occupation consisting of 10 vehicles penetrated the village of Ma'riya in the Yarmouk basin via the Wadi road, and occupation soldiers spread out on the main street and searched the houses. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said Israeli forces arrested a young man in front of his home in al-Hamidiyah, and SANA reported that two artillery shells targeted the surroundings of the Mantra Dam and fell on agricultural lands with no injuries reported.
The Syrian Observer later described Israeli occupation forces advancing into the village of Al-Hurriya in Quneitra countryside and setting up a temporary checkpoint at the village entrance, before arresting a young man and taking him toward the Al-Hamidiyah base. Israeli occupation forces released Wadi Bakr, a resident of the village of Tarnaja in northern Quneitra countryside, on Tuesday after about 16 months in detention.
Detentions, checkpoints, and fear
Israeli occupation forces set up a temporary checkpoint today in front of a school in the village of Eastern Zubaydah in central Quneitra countryside, spreading fear and panic among students. Activist Amjad al-Haji told Al-Modon in an exclusive statement that he saw the Israeli patrol as it took position and set up the checkpoint in front of the school, and he added that he noticed fear and terror among the children. The young man’s father told Al-Modon that his son was on his way to check on a fig orchard when the Israeli patrol stopped him and took him toward the Al-Hamidiyah base.
Israeli occupation forces carried out bombardment and incursions targeting villages and towns in Damascus Governorate and the southern provinces of Rif Damascus, Quneitra, and Daraa, according to SANA. SANA said Israeli forces targeted the outskirts of al-Hamidiya in the western Quneitra countryside with artillery, without details on any injuries from the shelling.
Disengagement dispute and next moves
Ahmed al-Sharaa told the United Nations General Assembly in September last year that Israel has carried out since the fall of the regime about 500 air and artillery strikes, more than 1,200 incursions, and about 300 arrests and detentions of Syrians. Ahmed al-Sharaa reaffirmed Syria's commitment to the 1974 disengagement agreement, calling for the withdrawal of Israeli forces to the lines of December 8, 2024, stressing that 'the Golan will remain Syrian soil.' Syria renewed its call to the international community to move to stop Israeli incursions and compel Israeli forces to withdraw completely from its lands, describing the advances as a breach of the 1974 disengagement talks.
Israeli forces continued to violate the disengagement agreement signed in 1974 through repeated incursions and raids in southern Syrian areas, while Syria renewed its call to the international community to compel the occupation forces to withdraw completely from Syrian lands. Israel has broadened its military operations in Syria since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime on December 8, 2024, advancing its forces into the demilitarized zone in the Golan and adjacent sites, and Israel said its moves are tied to security considerations.