Israeli occupation forces raided Syrian towns in the southern Quneitra countryside on Sunday and Saturday night, inspecting homes and setting up checkpoints in the area, Syrian media reported on Sunday.
Syria’s Al-Ikhbariya TV reported that Israeli occupation forces raided the town of Jabata Al-Khashab in the Quneitra countryside on Sunday morning and carried out a search operation in one of the houses.
مراسل الإخبارية: قوات الاحتلال الإسرائيلي تتوغل في بلدة جباتا الخشب بريف القنيطرة وتنفذ عملية تفتيش في أحد المنازل #الإخبارية_السورية pic.twitter.com/g8SqytsMBI
— الإخبارية السورية (@AlekhbariahSY) August 16, 2026
Meanwhile, in village of Saida al-Golan in southern Quneitra countryside, the Syrian media outlet reported that occupation forces established a military checkpoint, stopping passersby and subjecting them to inspections.
مراسل الإخبارية: قوات الاحتلال الإسرائيلي تنصب حاجزاً عسكرياً وتخضع المارة للتفتيش في قرية صيدا الجولان بريف القنيطرة الجنوبي #الإخبارية_السورية pic.twitter.com/O6WSU7kCm2
— الإخبارية السورية (@AlekhbariahSY) August 16, 2026
Earlier on Saturday night, Israeli forces entered Al-Rafid, raiding a number of homes.
The channel provided no further details on the size of the Israeli force involved or whether the raids resulted in any arrests.
It was also not immediately clear whether the Israeli forces had withdrawn from the town.
The incursion comes amid continued Israeli violations of Syrian sovereignty.
Areas of southern Syria have witnessed repeated Israeli incursions and attacks for months, including raids, searches and arrests, as well as the establishment of military checkpoints.
These activities intensified following the overthrow of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, when ‘Israel’ declared the 1974 Disengagement Agreement to have collapsed and took control of the Syrian buffer zone.
Source: Al-Manar English Website