Israeli Forces Shell Damascus Countryside As Occupation Raids Intensify in Southern Syria

The escalation comes as the Israeli regime continues its aggression across the region, while Syria’s Abu Mohammad al-Jolani administration has maintained a passive stance toward Israeli violations and even concluded a security agreement with the occupying regime.

Local sources in Quneitra told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that an Israeli military convoy of six vehicles advanced from the Jabatha al-Khashab logistical base toward the town and established a checkpoint at its entrance to search passersby.

Israeli occupation forces subsequently raided and searched several homes near the checkpoint. No immediate information was available about possible arrests or injuries.

Meanwhile, Israeli artillery units shelled the outskirts of Beit Jinn near Damascus overnight, extending the latest attacks beyond Quneitra.

The latest operations are part of a continuing pattern of Israeli incursions into Quneitra and parts of western Daraa, where occupation forces have repeatedly established temporary checkpoints, searched homes, detained civilians and restricted residents' movement.

These measures, alongside the destruction of agricultural land, have severely disrupted daily life and threatened the livelihoods of families dependent on farming and livestock breeding.

For residents of southern Syria, particularly in Quneitra, the repeated military incursions have created an atmosphere of constant fear, with civilians, farmers, young people and children facing the threat of arbitrary detention, bombardment and death.

The Israeli regime's continued military presence in the region follows its expansion into the buffer zone and surrounding areas after the Jolani administration came to power, further undermining Syria's territorial integrity.

Despite these repeated violations, the Damascus authorities have failed to mount an effective response, leaving communities in southern Syria increasingly exposed to the criminal actions of Israeli occupation forces.