Israeli fire and incursions reported in southern Quneitra countryside
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Syrian state media reported on Friday renewed gunfire by Israeli forces in the southern countryside of Quneitra, amid continued military movements near several villages along the disengagement line.
According to Syrian media outlets, Israeli forces targeted the eastern Tal al-Ahmar area with medium machine-gun fire originating from a military point in western Tal al-Ahmar. No casualties were reported.
The incident came one day after a similar event, during which Israeli forces reportedly opened fire toward civilians near the village of al-Asha while they were collecting wild mushrooms. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said the gunfire aimed to force the residents to leave the area, without resulting in injuries.
SANA also reported that Israeli forces have, for some time, continued to expand and reinforce their positions in western Tal al-Ahmar by raising earthen berms and strengthening existing military points. According to the agency, Israeli units have been stationed in the area since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
In a related development, Syrian media said Israeli forces carried out new incursions on Thursday morning into several villages in the southern Quneitra countryside. The force, consisting of two Hummer vehicles, reportedly moved from western Tal al-Ahmar through the villages of Kodna and Ain Zivan, reaching the village of Suwayda, where it deployed inside residential areas.
During the incursion, Israeli forces reportedly conducted inspections of passersby and disrupted civilian movement, according to the reports.
The Syrian government has repeatedly accused Israel of violating the 1974 Disengagement Agreement through repeated incursions into southern Syria and actions affecting civilians. Damascus has stated that the presence and measures taken by Israeli forces in the area are “null and void” and have no legal effect under international law.
Syrian authorities have renewed calls for Israeli forces to withdraw from Syrian territory, urging the international community to assume its responsibilities and pressure Israel to return to the terms of the disengagement agreement and fully withdraw from southern Syria.