The Israeli occupation army entered two villages BYarmouk Basin, in southern Syria’s Daraa governorate, he admitted that his forces had opened fire on Syrian protesters in the village of Maaraba, wounding one of them.
Tel Aviv continues to expand the areas of territory it has occupied in Syria since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
The Anatolia news agency said that yesterday, Friday, Israeli forces occupied the villages of Jamla and Maaraba in the Yarmouk basin, and had previously taken control of the villages of Beit Jinn and the farms of Mughr al-Mir in the governorate of Damascus, according to the news agency. .
In response, residents of the region demonstrated against the Israeli occupation, waving new Syrian flags and chanting the slogan “Leave Israel.”
During the demonstration, Israeli forces opened fire on the crowd from the hills where they were stationed, injuring one person, without knowing the seriousness of his condition.
Platforms broadcast scenes showing a young man shot dead during a demonstration denouncing the positioning of the Israeli occupation forces in the Al-Jazeera barracks, west of the village of Maaraba in the Daraa governorate.
A young man was shot dead during a protest against the stationing of Israeli forces in Daraa, southwest Syria.#video pic.twitter.com/n4CC1KH6n5
– Al Jazeera Syria (@AJA_Syria) December 20, 2024
Shot recognition
For its part, the Israeli occupation army admitted, in a press release, to having opened fire on the demonstrators.
He said: “During a demonstration against the activities of our forces in the village of Maaraba in southern Syria, shots were fired to disperse it,” noting that “one demonstrator was injured on the leg.”
The occupying army affirmed that it does not interfere in what is happening in Syria, “but we will continue to work to protect the citizens of Israel.”
Two days ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would “remain at the Mount Hermon site until a different arrangement is found.”
For its part, the Israeli site “Wala” reported that the Halfhanism (Alpine) unit of the Northern Command has assumed responsibility for the occupied Syrian region of Jabal Hermon, adding that the unit relies on reserve soldiers , most of whom are elite veterans. Aguz Unit.
An opinion poll by Israeli channel 13 showed that 28% of Israelis support Israel’s permanent occupation of land controlled by the Israeli army in Syria.
Taking advantage of the overthrow of the Assad regime by Syrian factions, Israel has intensified its air attacks in recent days to destroy the military infrastructure in Syria and the remaining installations of the regime’s army and expand its occupation of the Golan.
Israel announced the collapse of the 1974 disengagement agreement with Syria and occupied the demilitarized buffer zone on the Syrian Golan Heights – of which it has occupied most of its area since 1967 – as well as Mount Hermon, then entered the Daraa countryside, in a move condemned by the United Nations and Arab countries.
On December 8, Syrian factions took control of the capital, Damascus, with the withdrawal of Syrian regime forces. Bashar al-Assad fled with his family to Russia, which granted him “humanitarian asylum”, ending 61 years of rule by the Baath Party and 53 years. years of rule by the Assad family.