DARAA: Israeli forces shelled the outskirts of Jamla town in the Yarmouk Basin area of western Daraa countryside on Friday, amid intensified reconnaissance flights over southern Syria.
According to a reporter in Daraa, at least four artillery shells landed near agricultural land and residential areas on the outskirts of the town, causing panic among residents. No casualties or major material damage were immediately reported.
The shelling comes amid continued tensions and repeated Israeli military activity in southern Syria. Earlier this week, Israeli forces comprising two Merkava tanks and two military vehicles advanced near Wadi Al-Ruqqad, close to Jamla town, carrying out limited movements in the border area under the cover of surveillance aircraft. Israel has continued to launch attacks and conduct military incursions in southern Syria in violation of the 1974 Disengagement Agreement, including raids, arrests, land bulldozing, and artillery shelling.
Syria has repeatedly called for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from its territory, stressing that all Israeli measures in southern Syria are illegitimate and have no legal standing under international law.
Damascus has also urged the international community to assume its responsibilities and press for a full Israeli withdrawal from southern Syria.
