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Israeli Forces Kill Disabled Man in Raid on Jamla, Deraa Governorate
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Israeli forces killed a disabled man during a raid in Jamla village, western Daraa, Syria. Reported by Syria's SANA, troops deployed snipers on rooftops and searched homes.
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Jamla raid kills disabled man
Israeli forces killed a man with a disability during a raid in Syria’s southern Deraa governorate, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported. SANA said the civilian was shot dead early on Thursday in the village of Jamla in Daraa’s western countryside, where Israeli forces had deployed snipers on rooftops. SANA added that the victim’s body was brought to Deraa National Hospital, while the Israeli military did not immediately comment on the report.
Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned “the intensification of incursions by the Israeli occupation” in Quneitra and Deraa, and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa condemned Israel’s “aggressions”, saying they “undermine peace and security”. The sources also described a wider pattern of Israeli operations since Bashar al-Assad was removed in December 2024, including hundreds of strikes and routine movement of forces into Syrian territory.
Snipers, home searches, and denials
SANA reported that Israeli troops penetrated the eastern part of Jamla and deployed snipers on the roofs of residential homes, and SANA said the body was transported to the Daraa National Hospital. A Syrian military official in Deraa told The National that an Israeli military convoy entered Jamlah around 12.30am on Thursday, and the official said the man killed, Moaz Al Baeer, was on his way to a relative’s house when he encountered Israeli forces at the entrance of the village. The official said, “When they stopped him he refused to comply, so they shot him.”
Alikhbariah TV said Israeli troops entered Jamlah and positioned snipers on residential rooftops while searching several houses, and TRT World reported that the broadcaster said Israeli forces fired indiscriminately in residential neighbourhoods. An Anadolu Agency report relayed by UA.NEWS said Israeli military personnel entered Jamla on the morning of October 22, deployed snipers on the roofs of residential buildings and opened fire in residential neighborhoods, and it said no reports of deaths or injuries emerged immediately after the raid.
Diplomacy, buffer zone, and escalation
Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned an increase in Israeli incursions into Quneitra province and the Deraa countryside alongside more frequent helicopter, reconnaissance and warplane flights over the south, and it quoted the ministry saying the violations “undermine the prospects for achieving stability and security in the region in general and Syria in particular, and obstruct reconstruction and recovery efforts”. Israeli officials have repeatedly said they plan to keep troops in what they call a “security zone” in southern Syria, and the two countries opened negotiations for a security agreement that has been largely stalled since the outbreak of the US-Israel war on Iran in February. Israel expanded its military presence beyond the UN-patrolled demilitarized zone in the Golan Heights, establishing nine posts between Mount Hermon, Quneitra, and Daraa.
Syria’s Foreign Ministry condemned an increase in Israeli incursions into Quneitra province and the Deraa countryside alongside more frequent helicopter, reconnaissance and warplane flights over the south, and it quoted the ministry saying the violations “undermine the prospects for achieving stability and security in the region in general and Syria in particular, and obstruct reconstruction and recovery efforts”. The National also cited a UN statement that Israel was holding 49 Syrians and had carried out 280 armed incursions into southern Syria in September, and it said released detainees alleged torture and ill-treatment including beatings, prolonged forced standing and threats against their families.