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Israeli Artillery Strikes Syria's Quneitra Amid Rising Border Tensions
(MENAFN) Israeli forces struck the countryside of Syria's southern Quneitra province on Sunday, according to a Syrian broadcaster.
The broadcaster reported that Israeli artillery targeted an area near the village of Al-Samdaniya Al-Sharqiya, in the central part of Quneitra's countryside. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
The strike follows a similar barrage a day earlier, when Israeli forces launched six artillery shells toward the outskirts of Al-Rafid, a town in southern Quneitra, the broadcaster said. That incident also saw an Israeli military column — five vehicles in total — push into the area surrounding the town before retreating without detaining anyone.
The escalation is part of a broader pattern of activity in the region. On Thursday, Israeli forces shelled the vicinity of eastern Tal al-Ahmar, also in southern Quneitra, firing two artillery rounds. Two days earlier, on Tuesday, troops briefly detained a shepherd west of Al-Rafid, releasing him several hours later.
Southern Syria — particularly the provinces of Quneitra and Daraa — has faced near-constant Israeli military activity in recent months, including ground raids, property searches, detentions and the installation of checkpoints across the region.
Israel has controlled the majority of the Syrian Golan Heights since 1967. The collapse of Bashar al-Assad's government on Dec. 8, 2024, prompted Israel to declare the 1974 Disengagement Agreement void, after which its forces moved into the demilitarized buffer zone and additional territory, including the Syrian-controlled portion of Mount Hermon.
Amid the ongoing friction, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa said on July 26 that Damascus was engaged in talks with several nations aimed at securing a security arrangement with Israel. He suggested that such a deal could open the door to a broader peace agreement — while stressing that Syria would not abandon its claim to the occupied Golan Heights.
The broadcaster reported that Israeli artillery targeted an area near the village of Al-Samdaniya Al-Sharqiya, in the central part of Quneitra's countryside. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
The strike follows a similar barrage a day earlier, when Israeli forces launched six artillery shells toward the outskirts of Al-Rafid, a town in southern Quneitra, the broadcaster said. That incident also saw an Israeli military column — five vehicles in total — push into the area surrounding the town before retreating without detaining anyone.
The escalation is part of a broader pattern of activity in the region. On Thursday, Israeli forces shelled the vicinity of eastern Tal al-Ahmar, also in southern Quneitra, firing two artillery rounds. Two days earlier, on Tuesday, troops briefly detained a shepherd west of Al-Rafid, releasing him several hours later.
Southern Syria — particularly the provinces of Quneitra and Daraa — has faced near-constant Israeli military activity in recent months, including ground raids, property searches, detentions and the installation of checkpoints across the region.
Israel has controlled the majority of the Syrian Golan Heights since 1967. The collapse of Bashar al-Assad's government on Dec. 8, 2024, prompted Israel to declare the 1974 Disengagement Agreement void, after which its forces moved into the demilitarized buffer zone and additional territory, including the Syrian-controlled portion of Mount Hermon.
Amid the ongoing friction, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa said on July 26 that Damascus was engaged in talks with several nations aimed at securing a security arrangement with Israel. He suggested that such a deal could open the door to a broader peace agreement — while stressing that Syria would not abandon its claim to the occupied Golan Heights.
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