The key facts

  • Israeli forces detained a resident of Mazraat al-Fityan in the south of Quneitra province
  • Military vehicles entered As-Samadaniya ash-Sharqiya in the central part of the province
  • In October, 125 incursions and 55 cases of checkpoint installation were documented, and about 300 olive trees were uprooted

Detention of a resident and entry of military vehicles

Israeli forces detained a resident of the village of Mazraat al-Fityan in the south of Quneitra province on Wednesday, and later military vehicles entered As-Samadaniya ash-Sharqiya in the central part of the same province. This was reported by Syrian state television Al-Ikhbariya, which was cited by the Anadolu agency.

Context: systematic incursions

Both incidents occurred against the backdrop of repeated Israeli incursions into Quneitra and the neighboring province of Daraa, during which troops set up checkpoints, searched homes and detained civilians. According to the Quneitra media directorate, cited by the state agency SANA, 125 Israeli incursions and 55 cases of checkpoint installation were documented in October; at the same time, about 300 olive trees were uprooted in Sayda al-Khanut and west of Mazraat al-Khanut.

The situation after December 2024

After the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in December 2024, Israel expanded its military presence in the buffer zone between Syria and the occupied Golan Heights and advanced into a number of areas in southern Syria, despite the 1974 disengagement agreement. Damascus has repeatedly demanded the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Syrian territory, calling the incursions a violation of sovereignty and of that agreement.