Five Syrians injured by Israeli army gunfire in Quneitra countryside
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The Israeli forces, consisting of bulldozers and tanks, stormed a barracks in the center of the village of Swisah, carrying out acts of vandalism and cutting down trees in its surroundings.
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A child looks on as Israeli soldiers patrol in the Syrian town of Jubata al-Khashab, in the UN-patrolled buffer zone in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, on December 20, 2024. (AFP)
The Israeli forces have established new positions in the countryside of Quneitra in Syria, specifically along the axes of Rasm al-Rawadi, Umm al-Edam, and al-Mantara Dam.
The village of Swisah in the southern countryside of Quneitra witnessed a protest against the Israeli occupation forces that had advanced into the village, entering barracks within and around it, local sources told Al Mayadeen.
The Israeli forces, consisting of bulldozers and tanks, stormed a barracks in the center of the village, carrying out acts of vandalism and cutting down trees in its surroundings but without approaching residential homes, the sources indicated.
Subsequently, the occupation forces moved to a barracks west of the village, continuing their acts of destruction, which prompted residents to gather near the site in protest against the incursion and raise the Syrian flag.
The Israeli forces then opened fire to prevent the protesters from approaching, injuring five individuals.
According to the sources, the Israeli forces transported equipment, including bulldozers, to the al-Tallayn al-Homr area, where they have been stationed for some time.
IOF give Jubatha al-Khashab residents ultimatum to turn in weapons
In a related context, Israeli occupation forces have given the residents of the town of Jubata al-Khashab in the northern countryside of Quneitra a 48-hour deadline to hand over all types of weapons.
This has sparked appeals to the new administration in Damascus, which has yet to take any action.
In response to Israeli threats, the elders of the town indicated that they would only hand over weapons to the Syrian authorities.
They urged active officials on the ground to address their demands "so they would not later be accused of treachery, especially after the Israeli forces claimed responsibility for the area’s security and its arms."
IOF establishing posts on top of Mount Hermon: Exclusive
A couple of days ago, local sources told Al Mayadeen that the Israeli occupation forces are combing the entirety of Mount Hermon's peak, and are establishing a new post overlooking Damascus' southwestern countryside.
According to exclusive sources, the Israeli army seized military equipment in the area, as well as the wreckage of an Israeli helicopter downed during the 1973 war.
Earlier, a local source told Al Mayadeen that Israeli tanks and armored patrols infiltrated the al-Hamidiyah axis in the countryside of Quneitra towards the provincial center in the town of al-Baath, southwest of Syria, coinciding with inspection campaigns carried out by Israeli forces, which targeted some homes and farms in the villages of the central countryside.
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