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Israeli Forces Advance Into Wadi Al-Raqad In Western Daraa With Nine Military Vehicles
Israeli forces entered Wadi al-Raqad in western Daraa countryside with nine military vehicles. The incursion involved patrols and firing warnings during the advance in southern Syria.
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Incursion in Wadi al-Raqad
Israeli occupation forces advanced into the Wadi al-Raqad area in western Daraa countryside, southern Syria, and fired warning shots, Al-Jazirah Net reported on Friday. An Israeli occupation army patrol fired randomly during its advance into Wadi al-Raqad, causing a state of tension among residents. TRT World said the incursion involved nine military vehicles.
An Israeli occupation forces advanced into the Yarmouk basin adjacent to the occupied Syrian Golan and began firing live rounds to push away shepherds and their livestock from the border strip. Wadi al-Raqad lies within the Yarmouk basin and witnessed an incursion on September 18 this year that ended with the arrest of a shepherd.
Damascus rejects, residents tense
President Ahmad al-Shree’a told the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly that since late 2024 Israel carried out about 500 air and artillery raids, more than 1,200 incursions, and around 300 arrests and detentions. Damascus stressed rejection of attempts to create a fait accompli and demanded Israeli forces withdraw to the lines before December 8, 2024.
The Israeli occupation forces follow a policy of shooting to prevent anyone from approaching the border, and it described tension among residents during the advance. TRT World said Damascus has repeatedly demanded that Israel end its occupation and withdraw to the positions it held before December 8 2024, while reaffirming its commitment to the 1974 agreement.
Arrest during sweep operations
Al-Manar TV Lebanon said Syrian reports claimed nine Israeli military vehicles advanced into Wadi al-Raqqad in the western countryside of Daraa. Wadi al-Raqad has witnessed repeated Israeli incursions in recent months, including an incursion on September 18 that ended with the arrest of a shepherd. An Israeli force made an incursion on Friday into the Wadi al-Raqad area and arrested a cattle herder during a sweep operation.
Local sources reported the Israeli force comprised approximately nine military vehicles, advanced into Wadi al-Raqad, and carried out sweep operations before detaining a cattle herder and taking him to an unknown location. Al-Jazirah Net said the incursion came amid escalating Israeli violations of Syrian lands and cited the Quneitra Governorate as another area where Israeli incursions included house and vehicle searches and temporary military checkpoints.