Syria condemns Israeli incursions and artillery shelling in Quneitra and Daraa
Residents returned home after Israeli troops withdrew, as Syrian officials said the shelling damaged farmland and property but caused no casualties.
- On Sunday, Israeli forces launched a ground-and-air operation in the Daraa village of Abdin, using artillery, helicopter gunfire, and military vehicles to establish checkpoints and search civilians before withdrawing toward the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights overnight.
- In recent days, Israeli incursions into Daraa and Quneitra have become routine, involving house searches, military checkpoints, and artillery shelling that disrupt daily life and damage agricultural land, leaving communities living in fear.
- Around 12 soldiers in five military vehicles entered Abdin, searched civilians, and blocked roads to prevent further movement. Residents reported no casualties, but the operation damaged farmland and private property, causing widespread fear that forced families to flee toward nearby towns.
- Syria's Foreign Ministry condemned the attacks as a "blatant violation of Syrian sovereignty," while Qatar, Jordan, and The Gulf Cooperation Council denounced the incursions. Regional powers urged the international community to halt Israeli violations and assume responsibility.
- Following the withdrawal, a fragile calm returned to Abdin on Monday as Syrian internal security forces deployed to restore stability. Despite the withdrawal, Israeli drones continued surveillance over the area, and a Disengagement Observer Force patrol toured the village to monitor the situation.
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Calm returns to southern Syria after Israeli military assault
A fragile calm returned to the village of Abdin in Syria's western Daraa countryside on Monday after Israeli forces withdrew following the largest military escalation in the area in recent months. Israeli troops pulled back overnight from Tal al-Maghar and the outskirts of Abdin towards the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and the nearby al-Jazira military base near Maariya village, after a day of artillery shelling, helicopter gunfire and a groun…
The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned on Monday Israeli incursions and fire in the south of the country, following tensions near the Golan Heights, causing people to flee temporarily, according to local and official sources.
After the fall of Assad, Israel massively expanded its military activities in Syria. Now the southern province of Deraa was attacked.
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