Israeli Forces Kill Disabled Man in Southern Syria Raid

Israeli forces killed a disabled man on Thursday during an incursion into the village of Jamilah in the western Daraa countryside, according to Syria's official SANA news agency. The incident occurred amid a recent escalation of Israeli incursions and operations within Syrian territory.

SANA reported that Israeli troops deployed in a neighborhood of the village, positioning snipers on residential rooftops. This coincided with military movements in the area, which had experienced artillery shelling the previous evening. Syrian authorities accuse Israel of violating the 1974 disengagement agreement through repeated incursions into the country's south, including raiding homes, arresting residents, and carrying out shelling, land leveling, and tree cutting.

In the adjacent Quneitra Governorate, Israeli forces recently leveled areas planted with olive trees. SANA previously reported that Israeli forces bulldozed approximately 13 dunams of olive groves near the village of Saida in southern Quneitra, preventing residents from accessing other fields to harvest their crops. "French Press" quoted Mohammed Ali Al-Shaghleh, 58, the owner of one such plot, stating that Israeli tanks entered his field without warning, cutting down and destroying about 400 trees.

Saida village is the last inhabited village adjacent to the area where Israeli forces have advanced, establishing fortifications that have alarmed residents. Syria's Foreign Ministry condemned the escalating Israeli incursions in Quneitra and Daraa countryside, calling them violations of the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity. The ministry urged the international community to take responsibility and halt these violations to prevent further regional tension.

Since the fall of the Syrian regime in December 2024, Israeli forces have conducted hundreds of airstrikes on Syria and advanced beyond the buffer zone near the occupied Golan Heights, reaching Mount Hermon. Israel has declared its intention to establish a demilitarized zone in southern Syria, asserting its forces will remain in the area. Meanwhile, the new Syrian authorities have engaged in direct negotiations with Israel for a security agreement, but no progress has been made.