Quneitra governorate witnessed several intensified Israeli military movements on Monday, May 11.
Enab Baladi’s correspondent in Quneitra said the governorate saw heavy flights by Israeli warplanes. An Israeli army patrol made up of several vehicles also entered the main entrance of the towns of Jubata al-Khashab and Taranja, searched passersby, and set up a temporary checkpoint.
The correspondent added that Israeli army forces fired several artillery shells around the village of Taranja, hitting agricultural land in the northern area near the barbed wire.
Israeli military activity in Quneitra also included completing fortification work by extending another barbed wire fence in the village of Asha, located inside the buffer zone in southern Quneitra countryside, in addition to continued excavation and fortification work in Bariqa in the southwestern countryside of Quneitra.
The correspondent said the shelling caused no casualties, suggesting that the activity falls within efforts to intimidate and frighten residents.
He added that the fortification work in the village of Asha is part of fortification work along the “Sufa” line, or the ceasefire area, and that the work is also continuing from the direction of the village of Bariqa in the southwestern countryside of Quneitra.
The Quneitra Media Directorate said the shelling coincided with the establishment of a military checkpoint at the entrance to Jubata al-Khashab in northern Quneitra countryside, including about 20 personnel and several military vehicles.
Quneitra governorate, located on the edge of the occupied Syrian Golan, has witnessed continued incursions by Israeli army forces into Quneitra countryside, amid search campaigns, raids, arrests, the setting up of road checkpoints, and expansion operations that included bringing prefabricated rooms to eastern Tal al-Ahmar.
Shelling and Incursions
The Israeli army targeted the vicinity of Taranja village in Quneitra countryside (southwestern Syria) and the surrounding farmland with more than ten mortar shells this morning, Monday, 11 May.
The Quneitra Media Directorate said the shelling coincided with the establishment of a military checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Jubata al-Khashab in northern Quneitra countryside, involving around 20 soldiers and several military vehicles.
Enab Baladi’s correspondent said Israeli forces fired artillery shells toward farmland surrounding the villages of Taranja and Jubata al-Khashab from the northwestern side.
An Israeli army patrol also advanced to the main entrance of Jubata al-Khashab from the southern side with several vehicles and set up a checkpoint to search civilians.
On Sunday, an Israeli patrol carried out an incursion from the al-Adnaniya base toward Ruwayhina village in central Quneitra countryside, setting up a temporary checkpoint in the area and searching passersby before later withdrawing. No information was reported about arrests, while Israeli warplanes flew over the southern Quneitra countryside.
As part of the ongoing Israeli incursions, the Israeli army advanced on 9 May into Sida village in southern Quneitra countryside, during which it arrested a cattle herder while he was in the area. He was released after several hours of detention, with no information reported about the reasons.
Israeli army incursions continue in Quneitra countryside, amid search campaigns, raids, arrests, the installation of road checkpoints, and expansion operations that included bringing prefabricated rooms to eastern Tal al-Ahmar.
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