Conflict & Security
Israeli forces press into southern Syria as UN and envoys demand withdrawal
October 13, 2026 at 11:57 AM · Updated 3d ago
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يواليوم السابع
الشيبانى: إسرائيل تسلح ميليشيات في السويداء
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SNSky News Arabia
إسرائيل تفجر تحصينات عسكرية.. وتتوغل في ريف دمشق
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
توغلات بالقنيطرة وإطلاق نار في بيت جن.. ودعوة أممية لوقف الانتهاكات الإسرائيلية
(opens the publisher’s site)Israeli troops demolished fortifications and raided villages in southern Syria on Tuesday, as UN officials and Security Council envoys demanded respect for the 1974 disengagement agreement.
- Israeli forces demolished abandoned military fortifications near Beit Jinn in western Damascus countryside and fired shots to block farmers from reaching their land.
- A seven-vehicle Israeli patrol entered the Kudna area of Quneitra, searched homes, and detained a young man from Rasm Sand village who was later released.
- The UN Human Rights Commission documented about 280 Israeli incursions into Syria in September, with at least 49 Syrians held in Israeli detention.
- UN officials and envoys from Syria, Russia, France, China, Britain, Turkey and the Arab group demanded Israel withdraw and comply with the 1974 disengagement agreement.
- Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani accused Israel of arming and funding armed groups in southern Suwayda province to destabilize Syria.