Quneitra: Israeli forces advanced into the village of Bariqa in the southern Syrian city of Quneitra on Wednesday, marking the latest breach of the country's sovereignty. An Israeli unit, comprising a pickup vehicle and a van, crossed into the village, as reported by official media.

According to Anadolu Agency, the Israeli army shelled the Quneitra countryside on Tuesday, further violating Syrian sovereignty. The army fired four artillery shells into the eastern Tal Ahmar forest area located in Quneitra's southern countryside. No details regarding injuries or damage were provided.

The attack occurred just hours after Israeli forces moved into rural areas of Quneitra and Daraa in southern Syria. There has been no immediate response from the Israeli army or Syrian authorities concerning the attack.

Incursions by Israeli forces in Quneitra have become more frequent, with local residents reporting advances into their farmland, the destruction of vast areas of forest, arrests, and the establishment of military checkpoints. Since December 2024, the Israeli army has conducted over 1,000 airstrikes on Syria and more than 400 cross-border raids into the southern provinces, according to government data.

Following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in late 2024, Israel expanded its occupation of the Syrian Golan Heights by seizing the demilitarized buffer zone, an action violating the 1974 Disengagement Agreement with Syria.