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Israeli Forces Conduct Multiple Incursions in Quneitra Province, July 2024
7/19/2026, 9:00:14 PM
Core Incursions
Between July 17 and July 19, 2024, Israeli forces entered several locations in Syria’s southern Quneitra countryside. On July 17, two Israeli vehicles advanced toward the Ruwayhina Dam, where residents threw stones, prompting the troops to withdraw. The same day, four Israeli vehicles and a bulldozer entered the vicinity of Abdin village in the Yarmouk Basin, removing rocks that blocked a road to the al-Arda area. On July 18, five vehicles moved from western Tal al-Ahmar toward its eastern summit, while drones dropped sound-bombs on the Abidin–Maariyah road in western Daraa. On July 19, a five-vehicle convoy set up a temporary checkpoint in the village of Al-Samdaniyah Al-Sharqiyah, searching civilians, and another six-vehicle force entered the Kodna Dam area accompanied by a drone. Israeli artillery shelled agricultural land in Al-Hamidiyah with three rounds. No casualties or material damage were reported in any of the incidents.
Background & Context
Syria repeatedly cites the 1974 Disengagement Agreement, which established a demilitarized buffer zone between Israel and Syria, as the legal basis for condemning these movements. Since December 2024, Israeli incursions have intensified, encompassing raids, arrests, land bulldozing, and shelling across southern Syria.
Official Statements & Responses
Syrian officials have called for the immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces, asserting that all Israeli actions in Syrian territory are “null and void under international law” and have no legal effect. Damascus has urged the international community to fulfill its responsibilities and compel Israel to fully withdraw from southern Syria.
Criticism & Opposition
The Syrian government characterizes the repeated Israeli operations as violations of the 1974 Agreement and as unlawful aggression against civilians. It stresses that the incursions undermine regional stability and contravene international norms.
Verbatim Quotes
- “Israel has continued to violate the 1974 Disengagement Agreement through repeated incursions into southern Syria, as well as raids, arrests, land bulldozing, and shelling.” — SANA report
- “No casualties have been reported.” — QNA report
- “SANA correspondent said an Israeli occupation force, consisting of two military vehicles, advanced into the area while residents gathered and threw stones at the vehicles, prompting the troops to withdraw.” — SANA correspondent
- “Syria has repeatedly called for the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from Syrian territory, stressing that all Israeli measures are null and void under international law and carry no legal effect.” — Syrian government statement
- “It has also urged the international community to uphold its responsibilities and compel Israel to fully withdraw from southern Syria.” — Syrian Foreign Ministry comment
