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On October 4, seventeen israeli-forces-incursion-reported-in-daraa-and-quneitra/" class="smart-internal-link" title="📰 Israeli forces incursion reported in Daraa and Quneitra">Israeli armored vehicles surrounded the home of Mihna al-Buraidi in the village of Jumla, in western Daraa countryside. Armed soldiers suddenly stormed the house, pointing their weapons at all family members. as per Mihna, speaking to Enab Baladi, the Israeli troops arrested his son and his friends, who were visiting the house, handcuffed them, and brought in sniffer dogs to search for weapons but found none. The soldiers then seized three mobile phones and a computer before taking his son away. Indeed, his fate remains unknown.
The detainees have been identified as Mohammad al-Buraidi, Mahmoud al-Buraidi, and Mohammad al-Samouri, whose whereabouts remain undisclosed at the time of this report. Mihna appealed to the syrian administration and international organizations to intervene immediately to uncover their fate. Repeated Arrests Such arrests of civilians from Daraa and Quneitra provinces in southern syria have become increasingly frequent, carried out by Israeli troops that continue to conduct incursions into border villages and towns. While Israel sometimes releases detainees a few hours after their arrest, others remain in custody with no information about their condition or location, prompting repeated appeals from families and human rights groups.
On October 10, Israeli forces arrested five civilians from the village of Sida al-Hanout in southern Quneitra—two shepherds and three farmers—near the ceasefire line. UNDOF’s Position Families of the detainees have appealed to the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), stationed in the village of Jumla, to intervene and clarify the fate of their detained relatives. UNDOF responded with an English-language letter, stating that, as per the information available, the Israeli army is holding the individuals on charges of involvement in “terrorist activities” against the State of Israel. The mission added that the detainees are awaiting trial before Israeli courts, are being held under “lawful conditions,” and that their health status is stable.
In fact, jumla is a border village situated on the banks of the Raqqad Valley, which separates it from the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. its roughly 4,000 residents rely mainly on agriculture and beekeeping. Israel has previously carried out raids and arrests in multiple border areas inside Syria, claiming to target individuals affiliated with Iranian-backed militias. In fact, israeli army representative Avichay Adraee wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on September 12 that the Israeli army had captured “terrorist cells operated by the Quds Force’s Special Operations Unit” in a series of what he called “special operations. ” Adraee added…