At least two people have been injured after Israeli occupation forces opened fire on local residents in Syria’s southwestern province of Quneitra.
Israeli armored vehicles are seen in the occupied Golan Heights. (Photo by AP)
At least two people have sustained injuries after Israeli occupation forces opened fire on local residents in Syria’s southwestern province of Quneitra, amid rising offensives since the collapse of the government of former President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.
Al-Ikhbariyah Syria television news channel, citing local sources, reported that Israeli troops infiltrated into the village of Bir Ajam on Monday and fired shots at local residents. A young man was wounded as a result.
Separately, another civilian was wounded by Israeli occupation forces’ fire while herding sheep west of the village.
Israeli military incursions into southern Syria continue despite a high-level diplomatic meeting in Jordan in August involving Asaad al-Shaibani, the chief envoy of Syria’s ruling Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) regime, and Roman Gofman, the head of the Israeli Mossad spy agency.
Following the fall of Assad’s government in early December 2024, the Israeli military has been conducting a series of airstrikes targeting military facilities, installations, and ammunition depots that were previously controlled by the Syrian armed forces.
Israel has faced significant backlash for ending the 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria and taking advantage of the instability in the country to pursue its territorial goals.
The Israeli military strikes have mainly focused on the southern Syrian provinces of Quneitra, Dara’a, and Damascus, which constitute approximately 80 percent of all recorded Israeli attacks.
