{"id":137659,"date":"2026-05-14T07:28:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T07:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=137659"},"modified":"2026-05-14T07:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T07:28:13","slug":"amnesty-urges-war-crimes-probe-over-israeli-demolitions-in-syrias-quneitra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/137659\/","title":{"rendered":"Amnesty urges war crimes probe over Israeli demolitions in Syria&#8217;s Quneitra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Amnesty International on Thursday called for a war crimes investigation into what it described as Israel\u2019s deliberate destruction of civilian houses in Quneitra Governorate, southern Syria, since December 2024, saying the demolitions lacked \u201cabsolute military necessity\u201d under international humanitarian law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2026\/05\/syria-israels-deliberate-destruction-of-civilian-homes-in-quneitra-war-crime\/\">report<\/a>, Amnesty said Israeli forces crossed from the Golan Heights into villages inside the UN-demilitarized zone on Dec. 8, 2024, the day Syria\u2019s former government fell, raiding houses and ordering residents to leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the following six months, at least 23 civilian structures were destroyed or damaged across al-Hamidiya, Rassim al-Rawadi and al-Rafeed, displacing entire families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amnesty said it verified the destruction through satellite imagery, 35 videos and photos, media reports and interviews with eight residents and a local representative. Witnesses reported no active hostilities before, during or after the demolitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe unlawful destruction of civilian property has become a hallmark of Israel\u2019s military operations in the region,\u201d said Kristine Beckerle, Amnesty\u2019s deputy regional director. \u201cSecuring Israel\u2019s border cannot be used to justify bulldozing and blowing up people\u2019s homes and villages on the territory of another country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report documented Israeli bulldozers demolishing houses, gardens and agricultural land, and identified nine military bases established by Israeli forces in Quneitra and Daraa after December 2024, some near the destroyed properties. Israeli officials have said operations in Syria aim to prevent threats from Hezbollah or Iran-linked groups and to create a \u201csecurity buffer zone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amnesty said such justifications do not meet the \u201cabsolute military necessity\u201d threshold set by the Fourth Geneva Convention, which prohibits an occupying power from destroying property unless it is materially indispensable to military operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Residents described being detained for hours, ordered to leave their houses, and returning weeks later to find them reduced to rubble. Amnesty said families received no compensation, alternative shelter or timeline for return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The organization said Israel did not respond to its requests for clarification and urged accountability and reparations for affected civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Jwan Shekaki<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Amnesty International on Thursday called for a war crimes investigation into what it described as Israel\u2019s deliberate destruction of civilian houses in Quneitra Governorate, southern Syria, since December 2024, saying the demolitions lacked \u201cabsolute military necessity\u201d under international humanitarian law. 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