On Wednesday, Israeli military forces entered the rural area of Syria's al-Quneitra province in the south of the country and detained a young man. The incident occurred at the Ayn al-Qadi farm; the identity of the detainee has not been specified. The event follows recent Israeli activity in the same region, where on Tuesday Israeli aircraft sprayed unknown substances over agricultural lands. According to Syrian state media, this is the second such incident this week.
These actions come despite a recent agreement between Syria and Israel on 6 January 2024 to establish a communication mechanism under U.S. supervision to coordinate information exchange and reduce military escalation. However, the Israeli army continues to regularly shell Syrian territory, carry out ground incursions—especially in the rural areas of al-Quneitra and Daraa—detain civilians, and destroy crops. The situation has been exacerbated since 1967, when Israel occupied much of the Syrian Golan Heights, and after political changes in Syria in December 2024 when it announced the suspension of the 1974 disengagement agreement and occupied the buffer zone.
Syrian authorities say that the ongoing violations by Israel severely limit the country's ability to restore stability and hinder government efforts to attract investment to improve the economic situation. These incidents undermine confidence in diplomatic mechanisms and create additional obstacles to peace and economic recovery in the region.
Full version: سوريا.. قوة إسرائيلية تتوغل في ريف القنيطرة وتعتقل شابا