Israeli occupation forces advance into Yarmouk Basin in Daraa countryside

DARAA, June 28 (YPA) – Israeli occupation forces on Sunday advanced into the town of Maariya in the Yarmouk Basin area of western Daraa province in southern Syria, reaching the village of Abidin and Tal al-Maghar, Syria’s state news agency, SANA, reported.

According to SANA, a force comprising four military vehicles moved from al-Jazeera barracks toward Maariya before advancing to Abidin village and later heading to the Tal al-Maghar area.

The agency added that the force set up tents near Tal al-Maghar in Abidin village and opened fire toward surrounding agricultural land.

The latest incursion came a day after eight Israeli military vehicles entered the town of Jamla, where the forces deployed across several neighborhoods and searched a number of civilian homes.

Israeli forces have carried out near-daily incursions and military operations in southern Syria, including raids, checkpoints, house searches and detentions, according to Syrian media reports.

Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Dec. 8, 2024, “Israel” declared the 1974 disengagement agreement with Syria no longer valid and moved into the buffer zone separating the two sides. Syria’s new administration has repeatedly said it remains committed to the agreement.

@E.Y.M