Israeli forces raid Syrian town in Quneitra countryside

DAMASCUS / ISTANBUL

Israeli forces pushed into the town of Kwdana in southwestern Syria’s Quneitra countryside, local media reported on Thursday.

The state-run Al-Ikhbariyah channel reported the raid, without giving any further details.

There was no immediate comment from the Israeli army or Syrian authorities on the report.

Israeli incursions in Quneitra have recently intensified, with locals complaining of Tel Aviv’s advances into their farmland as well as the destruction of hundreds of acres of forests, arrests of residents, and the establishment of military checkpoints.

The Israeli army has repeatedly crossed into Syrian territory, carrying out airstrikes that killed civilians and destroyed military positions, vehicles, weapons, and ammunition belonging to the Syrian army.

According to government data, the Israeli army had carried out over 1,000 airstrikes on Syria and more than 400 cross-border raids into the southern provinces since December 2024.

After the fall of the Assad regime in late 2024, Israel expanded its occupation of the Syrian Golan Heights by seizing the demilitarized buffer zone, a move that violated the 1974 Disengagement Agreement with Syria.