Israeli Forces Expel Farmers, Cause Fires in Syria’s Quneitra Province

According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, Israeli forces launched a renewed raid on areas within Quneitra province in southwestern Syria on Wednesday, expelling olive farmers from their land and obstructing their activities. This incident occurred as an Israeli military patrol advanced into an area west of Al-Rafid town in southern Quneitra, according to Syrian television network Al-Ekhbariya. Soldiers inspected the farmers before forcing them off their fields.

Furthermore, in northern Quneitra, Israeli forces ignited fires on agricultural land near the village of Turnjah by firing smoke grenades onto the fields. The extent of the damages incurred has not yet been determined. These military movements by Israel follow an earlier incident on Tuesday where a checkpoint was established at the entrance of Jaba Al-Khashab town in northern Quneitra, and passersby were inspected.

Based on statistics released by the Quneitra Media Department and reported by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), Israeli forces recorded 125 raids and 55 checkpoints in the province during October. Additionally, approximately 300 olive trees were cut down in the village of Saida Al-Hanout and west of the Hanout farm. The Israeli regime has increased its military presence in the buffer zone between Syria and the occupied Golan Heights since the fall of the previous government in December 2024, and has repeatedly raided southern Syrian regions. Damascus considers these actions a violation of its sovereignty and the 1974 Disengagement Agreement.