Israeli military vehicles raid Quneitra countryside, southern Syria
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Israeli occupation forces escalate southern Syria operations with new incursions in Quneitra and temporary checkpoints.
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A boy carrying bread cycles home as Israeli military armored vehicles block a road leading to the town of Quneitra, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025 (AP)
Three Israeli military vehicles invaded the town of al-Ruweiha in southern Syria on Wednesday, establishing a temporary checkpoint to search passersby, as part of continued incursions by occupation forces in the southern Syrian region.
Two tanks and two military vehicles also advanced into Rasm al-Halabi in central Quneitra countryside, where they stationed at the village entrance. No arrests were reported at the time of reporting.
Later in the day, Israeli forces withdrew from the vicinity of Jubata al-Khashab in northern Quneitra after setting up a temporary checkpoint near the Kassarat road. Residents were stopped for nearly two hours, subjected to questioning and surveys, before being allowed to proceed.
In a separate development, teams affiliated with United Nations forces carried out a controlled detonation of buried munitions in Tal Ahmar, located between Jubata al-Khashab and Ain al-Nouriya in the northern Quneitra countryside.
October: IOF carry out 40 incursions in southern Syria
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the southern region of Syria witnessed a sharp rise in Israeli escalation during October 2025.
The watchdog reported 40 IOF incursions into Quneitra and Daraa provinces during that month alone, marking the highest level of activity in recent months.
According to the observatory, the operations included entry into villages and towns, the establishment of temporary checkpoints, searches, raids, and land bulldozing, in addition to opening new roads and planting mines along the frontier areas.
The report added that these ground movements were accompanied by intense aerial activity involving warplanes and drones, alongside a sustained state of alert along the occupied Syrian Golan ceasefire line.
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