Israeli army forces detained two young Syrian men on Wednesday during an incursion into Quneitra province in southwestern Syria, in the latest violation of the country’s sovereignty.
Al-Ikhbariya TV said two Israeli patrols advanced into the farms of al-Basali and Umm al-Luqas in the southern Quneitra countryside, and detained the two youths.
Neither Damascus nor Tel Aviv has issued an official statement on the raid.
On Tuesday, Israeli army forces fired three artillery shells near a farmland in the village of Taranja in Quneitra countryside, after Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa issued a customs decree on Sunday evening banning the entry of Israeli goods into Syria.
The decree reaffirmed Damascus’ commitment to the Arab League’s “laws on boycotting Israel,” issued in the 1950s.
The Israeli army has violated Syria’s sovereignty daily, especially in the south, through shelling and incursions that include setting up checkpoints, searching passersby, raiding homes and detaining civilians, including children and shepherds.
