Syria: Israeli Army Arrests a civilian in Quneitra Incursion
The Israeli army arrested a man from the village of Ruwayhina in the central Quneitra countryside during an incursion and live fire on Sunday evening, April 12.
Enab Baladi’s correspondent in Quneitra said Israeli army patrols carried out several movements and incursions into Ruwayhina, in the central Quneitra countryside, and set up a checkpoint at the village’s main entrance, where they detained a resident.
The measures were accompanied by gunfire from the al-Hamidiyah base, as well as illumination flares fired around al-Hamidiyah village and al-Salam city in Quneitra, southern Syria, with reconnaissance aircraft flying overhead, according to the correspondent.
The Quneitra Media Directorate said the Israeli army detained the young man while one of its patrols, made up of two Humvee vehicles, was passing through the village. He was then taken to the nearby al-Adnaniyah base.
The directorate also said Israeli forces opened fire toward agricultural land, while flares were launched from the al-Hamidiyah base in the northern Quneitra countryside.
Earlier on Sunday evening, the directorate reported that the Israeli army had fired at a shepherd in Ruwayhina, causing several sheep to die. Israeli military incursions have continued across the Quneitra countryside, alongside search operations, raids, arrests, and the establishment of road checkpoints.
UNDOF Intensifies Patrols
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, UNDOF, troops deployed near the villages of Rafid, Suwaysah, and Sida Golan in southern Quneitra on April 9, in preparation for launching monitoring patrols along the ceasefire line with the occupied Syrian Golan.
Enab Baladi’s correspondent in Quneitra reported that UNDOF forces operating in Quneitra and the Golan have intensified their security patrols over the past two days across areas and villages adjacent to the ceasefire line.
The move came after repeated calls from residents for civilian protection in Quneitra, especially following a rise in Israeli arrests and violations targeting residents. The latest incident was the killing of a young man from the town of Rafid in the south of the province on April 3.
The UN forces have also continued to establish temporary nighttime observation posts within the buffer zone under UNDOF responsibility, while maintaining contact with local communities. Residents told Enab Baladi that this engagement helps promote transparency, build trust, and strengthen positive perceptions of UNDOF’s mandate and presence as part of efforts to invest in peace.
UNDOF Investigates Killing of Young Man
UNDOF stated on April 4 regarding an attack by the Israeli army that killed a young man in Quneitra, southern Syria.
The statement said UN military observers saw an Israel Defense Forces tank on the Alpha side fire two rounds across the ceasefire line, though the point of impact could not be determined.
UNDOF said it had launched an investigation into the incident and expressed concern over continued violations of the 1974 Disengagement Agreement between Israel and Syria. It added that it was in contact with both sides over the matter and called for an immediate halt to all actions that contradict the agreement.
The force added that it had taken note of reports that a Syrian man was killed near Rafid in southern Quneitra province by tank fire from the Israel Defense Forces.
Enab Baladi’s correspondent in Quneitra reported that the 17-year-old was killed after being hit by a shell fired by Israel in Rasem al-Za’aroura, while he was inside a car.
Isolating Villages
At the same time, Israel is moving to isolate some villages in Quneitra province by closing several main and secondary roads in different areas, as part of ongoing restrictions imposed on villages in the buffer zone.
Enab Baladi’s correspondent in Quneitra said the Israeli army closed the road linking the villages of al-Asbah and Kudna in the southern Quneitra countryside, while also blocking the Ruwayhina road leading to farmland west of the village, as well as the Umm al-Azam al-Shouli road in the western Quneitra countryside, by erecting earth berms.
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