Israeli forces launch new raid in Syria’s Quneitra

Israeli forces staged a new raid into Syria’s southern Quneitra province on Tuesday morning, Syrian media reported.

Syrian Alikhbariah TV said two Israeli tanks accompanied by a number of soldiers advanced into Tal al-Duriyat near Al-Muallaqa village in the southern Quneitra countryside.

No further details were immediately available about any detentions or casualties.

The raid came a day after the Israeli army killed a man in southern Syria on Monday on claims of attempting to enter a military post in what it called a “security area.”

Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Dec. 8, 2024, Israel has expanded its military operations in Syria, with its forces advancing into the demilitarized buffer zone in the occupied Golan Heights and nearby positions.

​​​​​​​Syria has demanded that Israeli forces withdraw from territories they occupied and reaffirmed its commitment to the 1974 disengagement agreement, while Israel claims its actions are driven by security considerations.