Israeli forces arrested a young man from Mazraat al-Fityan in the southern countryside of Quneitra governorate (southwestern Syria) during a military patrol’s incursion into the village. The arrest coincided with shelling elsewhere in the governorate and restrictions preventing farmers from harvesting olives, amid continuing Israeli violations in southern Syria.
Enab Baladi’s correspondent in Quneitra reported that Israeli forces stationed on western Tal al-Ahmar arrested a young man from Mazraat al-Fityan on Wednesday, November 11, during an Israeli army patrol’s incursion into the village in the southwestern Quneitra countryside.
Residents told the correspondent that Israeli forces were imposing a siege on Mazraat al-Fityan, with an Israeli military presence surrounding the village on most sides. The village lies between the barbed-wire fence bordering occupied territory and the Israeli military base established on western Tal al-Ahmar, which directly overlooks it, leaving residents anxious and afraid amid continuing patrols and security violations.
In another incident, Enab Baladi’s correspondent reported that the Israeli army fired five shells at the outskirts of al-Mantara Dam on Wednesday, November 11, causing no damage.
In the northern countryside of the governorate, Civil Defense teams extinguished a fire that broke out on agricultural land in the al-Sawwana area near Taranja after Israeli forces targeted the area with four smoke shells. Damage was limited to property, including sections of grazing land that burned.
The correspondent also reported further restrictions on residents, saying an Israeli patrol prevented residents and agricultural workers from harvesting olives and forced them to leave during an incursion into the western part of Rafid, in southern Quneitra.
Israeli military movements continued on Thursday morning, November 12, when three military vehicles entered the Wadi al-Ruqad area in the western countryside of Daraa governorate (southern Syria).
On November 10, Israeli forces shot and wounded a resident of Bariqa village while he was herding cattle in the Beer Ajam forest in the southwestern Quneitra countryside. He was taken to Golan National Hospital for treatment.
The Quneitra Media Directorate documented Israeli violations during October, recording 125 incursions, 55 temporary military checkpoints, seven arrests and 23 cases of detention followed by release. It also recorded 60 aircraft overflights and the firing of 25 illumination flares.
Damascus Condemns Israeli Incursions
On October 18, Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned escalating incursions by Israeli occupation forces into Quneitra governorate and rural Daraa, alongside intensified flights by helicopters, reconnaissance aircraft and warplanes over southern Syria.
In a statement published through its official channels, the ministry said these movements violated the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic. It warned of their consequences for civilians’ security and safety amid continuing Israeli military movements in the southern region.
The ministry said continuing Israeli incursions, alongside intensified flights by various types of aircraft over southern Syria, undermined prospects for stability and security across the region in general and Syria in particular. It stressed that these violations obstructed reconstruction and recovery efforts.
Call for International Action
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates called on the international community to fulfill its responsibilities and end Israeli violations, demanding that Israel be compelled to comply with international law and relevant United Nations resolutions.
The ministry said halting these violations would help spare the region further tension and create the conditions necessary for lasting security and stability.
The Israeli army regularly carries out incursions into southern Syria involving the arrest of civilians. Some are released after several hours of detention, while others are taken to unknown locations, with no information available about where they are being held or the conditions they face in Israeli prisons.