Israeli forces raid Syrian town in Quneitra countryside, abduct four family members
Iran Press TV
Monday, 17 November 2025 11:09 AM
Israeli forces have abducted four members of a Syrian family after they infiltrated an area in the southwestern Syrian province of Quneitra, in the latest violation of the country's sovereignty.
The public al-Ikhbariyah Syria television news channel reported that the troops kidnapped four young men from the same family in the al-Hafayer region of Khan Arnabah town on Sunday.
The development came hours after an Israeli convoy of five military vehicles moved into the town of Saida al-Golan in southern Quneitra, before pulling back afterwards.
Israeli forces also raided the outskirts of Ma'riya village west of the neighboring Dara'a province, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported.
In recent months, Israeli authorities and Syria's ruling Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) regime have been involved in direct talks aimed at reaching what is being referred to as a security agreement.
Israel has frequently carried out acts of aggression throughout Syrian territory since the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad's government late last year.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed his forces to move deeper into Syrian territory, aiming to secure several key strategic locations within the region.
Israel has expanded its occupation in Syria by asserting control over the buffer zone that separates the occupied Golan Heights from the rest of the Arab country, effectively breaching the terms of the 1974 disengagement agreement.
Analysts warn that the HTS regime's lack of response, coupled with its moves towards normalization with Tel Aviv, has emboldened the Israeli regime to expand its territorial occupation in Syria and escalate its airstrikes on the region.
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