Israeli army shells Quneitra in new violation of Syria’s sovereignty

By Saber Ghanem Ibrahım Eid and Rania Abu Shamala

ISTANBUL (AA) - The Israeli army shelled the Quneitra countryside in southwestern Syria on Wednesday, in the latest violation of the country’s sovereignty.

Israeli forces fired a number of artillery shells from their positions in Tel al-Ahmar al-Gharbi, which is occupied by Israel, toward Tel al-Ahmar al-Sharqi, in the vicinity of the village of Kudna in the southern Quneitra countryside, Syria’s state-run Alikhbaria TV reported.

No details were provided about injuries or damage.

Israeli violations in southern Syria have become nearly daily in recent weeks and have included arrests and the establishment of temporary checkpoints, fueling public anger.

Syrians say continued Israeli violations are undermining efforts to restore stability and complicating government attempts to attract investment aimed at improving economic conditions.

Despite the fact that the Syrian government poses no threat, Israeli forces have repeatedly entered Syrian territory and launched airstrikes, killing civilians and destroying Syrian military sites, vehicles, weapons, and ammunition.

Syrian government data shows that since December 2024, Israel has carried out over 1,000 airstrikes on Syria and more than 400 cross-border raids into the southern provinces.

After the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in late 2024, Israel expanded its occupation of the Syrian Golan Heights by seizing the demilitarized buffer zone, a move that violated a 1974 agreement with Syria.