Israeli forces stage new raid in Syria’s Quneitra countryside

By Rasa Evrensel and Rania Abushamala

ISTANBUL (AA) – Israeli forces staged a new raid in the Quneitra countryside in southern Syria on Saturday, in a new violation of the Arab country’s sovereignty, local media said.

A force made up of five military vehicles advanced into the village of Ain al-Qadi via the Abu Rajm crossing and searched a house there, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported.

No arrests were reported.

The raid came shortly after an Israeli force consisting of eight military vehicles, including four Hilux vehicles and four Hummer armored vehicles, advanced into the village of Bariqa in the southern Quneitra countryside.

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.

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.