'Israel' deepens incursion in Syria’s Quneitra region: Exclusive

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
7 Jul 2025 14:18
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Israeli occupation troops set up fortified positions inside Syria as cross-border raids and arrests escalate in the Quneitra countryside.

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Israeli military armored vehicles block a road leading to the town of Quneitra, Syria, on January 5, 2025. (AP)

Israeli occupation forces conducted a new incursion into Syrian territory on Monday, penetrating deep into the villages of Breika and Beer Ajam in the Quneitra countryside, according to a local Syrian source who spoke to Al Mayadeen. IOF reportedly began erecting earthen fortifications in the area, marking a significant escalation of ground activity near the occupied Golan Heights.

The source indicated that the operation was accompanied by a series of overnight raids, during which occupation forces searched for "Syrians who had cooperated with Iran" under the previous Syrian government. According to the source, masked Syrian individuals, reportedly collaborating with the Israeli military, helped identify those alleged to have coordinated with the Iranian military during the Israeli war on Lebanon.

IOF arrest six Syrians, including a child

The local source told Al Mayadeen that Israeli forces also transported prefabricated structures from the nearby town of al-Adnaniyah, placing them behind the newly constructed mounds. The fortifications reportedly reached a height of approximately seven meters, the source added.

As part of the ongoing incursion, Israeli occupation soldiers arrested six individuals, including a child, from the Quneitra countryside.

The incursion comes amid a widening pattern of Israeli military operations inside Syrian territory. On July 4, Israeli forces reportedly entered the village of Rakhleh in western rural Damascus near the Lebanese border.

That same day, Al Mayadeen sources reported that a special Israeli unit conducted an airborne landing in the Yaafour area, approximately 10 kilometers from Damascus. The operation was reportedly supported by three helicopters flying over the region, signaling a high-level military deployment deep inside Syria.

These actions form part of a broader pattern of Israeli violations across southern and western Syria, further intensifying tensions in the already volatile border regions.