Quneitra:Israeli forces have intensified their incursions into Syria's southwestern Quneitra province, reportedly expelling olive harvesters from farmland and setting fire to agricultural land. The incidents occurred on Wednesday, with Syrian state television reporting that Israeli patrols advanced into areas west of al-Rafid town in southern Quneitra.

According to Anadolu Agency – English, the Israeli troops searched olive harvesters before expelling them from their fields, preventing them from continuing their work. The broadcaster also reported that in northern Quneitra, Israeli forces fired smoke grenades at farmland near the village of Taranja, igniting a fire.

The broadcaster did not detail the extent of the damage caused by these actions. Additionally, on Tuesday, Israeli forces established a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Jaba al-Khashab in northern Quneitra, where they conducted searches of passersby.

The Quneitra Media Directorate, as cited by Syria's official SANA news agency, documented 125 Israeli incursions and 55 military checkpoints established across the province in October. The directorate also noted the uprooting of approximately 300 olive trees in the village of Saida al-Hanout and west of Hanout Farm during the same period.

Israeli activities in Quneitra have included setting up military checkpoints, searching homes, detaining civilians, and bulldozing agricultural land. Since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in December 2024, Israel has expanded its military presence in the buffer zone between Syria and the occupied Golan Heights, advancing into southern Syria despite a 1974 Separation of Forces Agreement. Damascus has consistently demanded the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Syrian territory, condemning these incursions as violations of its sovereignty and the disengagement agreement.