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Israeli forces deploy rooftop snipers, open fire in southern Syria
Israeli troops raid homes in the western Daraa village of Jamlah, a day after Israeli tanks shelled the outskirts of Abidin, in another violation of Syria's sovereignty.
Israeli forces deploy rooftop snipers, open fire in southern Syria
An Israeli tank stands in position near the ceasefire line between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria, August 20 2026 (FILE). / Reuters

Israeli forces deployed snipers on residential rooftops and opened fire indiscriminately in a village in southern Syria early on Thursday during a ground incursion, Syrian media reported.

Alikhbariah TV said Israeli troops entered Jamlah village in the western countryside of Daraa province, positioning snipers on residential rooftops while searching several houses.

The broadcaster said Israeli forces also fired indiscriminately in residential neighbourhoods during the operation.

There were no immediate reports of casualties.

The incursion came a day after Israeli tanks shelled the outskirts of Abidin village in western Daraa on Wednesday, according to Alikhbariah TV.

Israeli forces have carried out repeated incursions into southern Syria since the fall of Bashar al Assad’s regime in December 2024, when Israel declared the 1974 disengagement agreement void and seized the Syrian buffer zone.

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SOURCE:AA