The Sijil Center documented 280 violations committed by Israeli forces in Syria during September, an increase of around 5% compared with August, when 267 violations were recorded.
According to the center, which specializes in documenting Israeli violations in Syria, September ranked second in the number of violations recorded since the beginning of 2026, after March, when 321 violations were documented.
In a report issued on Thursday, October 1, the Sijil Center said the number of Israeli violations in Syria had risen to 2,032 from the beginning of 2026 through the end of September.
Violations by Governorate
According to the Sijil Center, Quneitra governorate recorded the highest number of Israeli violations, with 192, followed by Daraa governorate with 67.
The center said Rural Damascus governorate recorded an increase to 21 violations in September, compared with only eight in August.
The governorate saw nine shelling incidents and seven incidents involving aircraft flights, accounting for nearly 76% of all violations committed by Israeli forces in the governorate.
The center added that Israeli incursions and shelling also extended to new locations in Rural Damascus governorate, including the vicinity of the Beit Jinn waterfalls, Beit Jinn farm, Harboun Hill, and the village of Qalaat Jandal near Mount Hermon.
Shelling and Incursion Incidents
The Sijil Center documented 24 artillery shelling incidents, an increase of 50% compared with August, when 16 incidents were recorded.
September recorded the highest number of shelling incidents since the beginning of the year, more than double the 2026 monthly average of 11.3 shelling incidents.
According to the center, the shelling targeted the vicinity of villages, agricultural land, and areas used by shepherds and farmers. It also killed several sheep and goats in the villages of western al-Samdaniyah in central rural Quneitra and Abdin in western rural Daraa.
Ground Incursions: Top Violations
The center documented 113 incursions in September, compared with 109 in August, marking the highest monthly number of ground incursions since the beginning of 2026.
The number of incursions exceeded the 2026 annual monthly average of approximately 75 incursions by 51%.
According to the Sijil Center, the incursions involved patrols and military vehicles entering villages, agricultural roads, areas surrounding dams and hills, and wooded areas, in addition to temporarily positioning forces at elevated sites or abandoned homes and conducting field patrols inside villages.
Incursions also reached new areas, including the vicinity of the Beit Jinn waterfalls and the outskirts of Beit Jinn farm in western Rural Damascus.
The center said the Israeli incursions were accompanied by practices affecting civilians and their livelihoods, including questioning shepherds and farmers and opening fire in populated or agricultural areas. The incidents also included an assault on a shepherd and the running over of sheep during one operation.
Aircraft Flights and Continued Aerial Surveillance
September saw 58 incidents involving aircraft flights, compared with 52 in August, an increase of nearly 12%, according to the center.
The activity included reconnaissance aircraft and warplanes and was concentrated particularly over Quneitra and Daraa, with flights also recorded over Rural Damascus.
The center noted repeated flights over the Yarmouk Basin and areas adjacent to the disengagement line, as well as warplanes flying over Quneitra before heading to carry out airstrikes in southern Lebanon on several occasions.
Some days during the month saw intensive aerial activity or flights linked to maneuvers and training exercises, including warplanes flying at low altitude, breaking the sound barrier, and releasing flares in one case.
Checkpoints and Raids
The number of temporary checkpoints in September fell to 28, compared with 36 in August, a decrease of nearly 22%.
The Sijil Center said the checkpoints were set up at village entrances and on main and agricultural roads and were accompanied by searches of passersby and checks of identity cards.
The center noted that in one case, civilians were photographed while holding their identity cards, while others were prevented from passing because they did not have identification cards with them.
Raids totaled 27 incidents, a slight decrease from August, when 29 raids were recorded.
During one raid in Abdin in western rural Daraa, mobile phones belonging to all residents of one of the raided homes were confiscated.
The center also documented questionnaires concerning the number of family members and identity cards during one raid in Quneitra.
Detention and Assaults on Civilians
The center documented nine detention cases in September involving civilians in Quneitra and Daraa, including detentions linked to shepherding or raids.
The center recorded another 21 incidents, including gunfire directed toward agricultural land, areas surrounding military bases, and residential areas, as well as the firing of illumination flares.
No civilians were killed during September, while short-term detentions of civilians continued in Quneitra and Daraa governorates.
According to the center’s documentation, 257 people have been detained by Israeli forces in southern Syria since December 8, 2024, of whom 36 remained in detention.
They are joined by five Syrians detained before the fall of the Assad regime, bringing the total number of Syrians held in Israeli prisons to 41 as of the end of September.
The Israeli army released a Syrian detainee earlier on Thursday, October 1, reducing the number of Syrian detainees in Israeli prisons to 40.
Continuing Violations
An Israeli patrol consisting of 12 vehicles, supported by two tanks, carried out an incursion into the Yarmouk Basin area in western rural Daraa on Thursday, October 1.
Enab Baladi’s correspondent in Daraa reported that the Israeli patrol departed from Tal Abu Ghaithar and headed toward Saida al-Hanout, then al-Sudi and al-Masritiya. It stopped at the Jamlah military post before continuing toward Abdin and Maariya, then to al-Jazira, which Israel occupied on December 8, 2024.
Meanwhile, Enab Baladi’s correspondent in Quneitra reported that Israeli forces released Jamal Kiwan, who had been detained two days earlier while working on his land in the village of al-Hurriya in northwestern rural Quneitra.