Israeli forces abduct two during raid in Syria’s Quneitra

Israeli forces conducted a raid in the town of Jubata al-Khashab in Syria's Quneitra province, abducting two individuals. Syrian state television reported that properties were searched during the incursion.

According to a Syria TV correspondent, a military patrol of approximately 20 vehicles entered the village of Kudnayah early Wednesday. Troops conducted extensive house-to-house searches before detaining two civilians and transporting them to an undisclosed location. The patrol later withdrew without further clashes. These abductions occurred less than 24 hours after Israeli forces released three individuals previously detained in the same region.

Al-Ikhbariya TV stated that two Israeli patrols advanced into farms in southern Quneitra countryside, detaining the two youths. Neither Damascus nor Tel Aviv has issued an official statement on the raid. On Tuesday, Israeli army forces fired three artillery shells near a farmland in the village of Taranja in Quneitra countryside, following a customs decree issued by Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa banning Israeli goods.

The Israeli army has frequently violated Syria’s sovereignty, particularly in the south, through shelling and incursions, including setting up checkpoints, searching individuals, raiding homes, and detaining civilians. Israel has occupied most of Syria’s Golan Heights since the 1967 war and declared the 1974 disengagement agreement void in December 2024.