{"id":19807,"date":"2025-07-04T11:21:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T11:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=19807"},"modified":"2025-07-04T11:21:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T11:21:55","slug":"israeli-forces-conduct-airborne-raid-near-damascus-and-ground-incursions-across-southern-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/07\/04\/israeli-forces-conduct-airborne-raid-near-damascus-and-ground-incursions-across-southern-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli Forces Conduct Airborne Raid Near Damascus and Ground Incursions Across Southern Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction\"><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Early Friday morning, Israeli forces carried out a rare airborne operation in the Yafour area, located roughly 10 km south of central Damascus, according to local sources.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-8\" data-start=\"887\" data-end=\"1057\">Helicopters reportedly executed the airdrop around 3:00 a.m., but the purpose remains unknown. The Israeli troops remained briefly in the area before withdrawing.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-9\" data-start=\"1059\" data-end=\"1102\">Ground Incursions Across Southern Syria<\/h3>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-10\" data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1220\">In a separate but coordinated escalation, Israeli military units penetrated several locations in southern Syria:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1222\" data-end=\"1808\">\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-11\" data-start=\"1222\" data-end=\"1286\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-12\" data-start=\"1224\" data-end=\"1286\">In Yafour, helicopters landed and briefly deployed forces.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-13\" data-start=\"1287\" data-end=\"1412\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-14\" data-start=\"1289\" data-end=\"1412\">In Rakhlah, a village near the Lebanese border west of Syria, Israeli forces reportedly entered for the first time.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-15\" data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1808\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-16\" data-start=\"1415\" data-end=\"1511\">In Daraa Province, Israeli units entered multiple sites in the Yarmouk Basin, including:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1514\" data-end=\"1808\">\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-17\" data-start=\"1514\" data-end=\"1623\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-18\" data-start=\"1516\" data-end=\"1623\">The village of Sa\u2019sa in western Daraa, where six Israeli vehicles were spotted, according to Syrian TV.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17571\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17571\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17571 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/799.jpg\" alt=\"The &quot;Horan Free Gathering&quot;, a local news outlet, noted this was only the second incursion into this particular site since the fall of the Assad regime, with previous Israeli raids involving sabotage and bulldozing.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/799.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/799-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/799-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Israeli forces launched a pre-dawn airdrop near Damascus and advanced into several southern Syrian regions, including Daraa and Quneitra<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul data-start=\"1222\" data-end=\"1808\">\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-15\" data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1808\">\n<ul data-start=\"1514\" data-end=\"1808\">\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-19\" data-start=\"1626\" data-end=\"1808\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-20\" data-start=\"1628\" data-end=\"1808\">A former military outpost used by Syria\u2019s now-defunct 112th Brigade on the outskirts of Ain Dhikr village, where three Israeli vehicles conducted demolition operations.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-21\" data-start=\"1810\" data-end=\"2036\">The &#8220;Horan Free Gathering&#8221;, a local news outlet, noted this was only the second incursion into this particular site since the fall of the Assad regime, with previous Israeli raids involving sabotage and bulldozing.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-22\" data-start=\"2043\" data-end=\"2076\">Detentions and Interrogations<\/h3>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-23\" data-start=\"2078\" data-end=\"2271\">On July 2, Israeli forces detained three Syrian civilians during a raid on al-Basali Farm, south of Quneitra, before reportedly releasing them hours later, as per Syrian TV.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-24\" data-start=\"2273\" data-end=\"2494\">A day earlier, on June 28, Israeli units also entered the village of Ruwayhina in southern Quneitra, searched homes, fired live bullets, and vandalized property, according to local outlet Daraa 24.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-25\" data-start=\"2496\" data-end=\"2588\">This incursion was carried out by a force including two tanks and two military vehicles.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-26\" data-start=\"2595\" data-end=\"2616\">Strategic Context<\/h3>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-27\" data-start=\"2618\" data-end=\"2828\">While Israel has routinely targeted Iranian and Hezbollah-linked assets in Syria via airstrikes, direct ground operations\u2014especially airdrops and cross-border incursions\u2014remain highly rare and symbolic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-28\" data-start=\"2830\" data-end=\"3023\">The recent intensification suggests a broadening scope of Israel\u2019s Syria policy, potentially aimed at preemptive strikes against Iranian entrenchment or reconnaissance missions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12281\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12281\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12281 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-2.jpg\" alt=\"Early Friday morning, Israeli forces carried out a rare airborne operation in the Yafour area, located roughly 10 km south of central Damascus, according to local sources.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-2-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">While Israel has routinely targeted Iranian and Hezbollah-linked assets in Syria via airstrikes, direct ground operations\u2014especially airdrops and cross-border incursions\u2014remain highly rare and symbolic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-29\" data-start=\"3025\" data-end=\"3141\">Israeli officials have 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