Israeli forces advance into Quneitra countryside, establish checkpoint

An Israeli patrol advanced into the village of Sayda al-Jolan in the countryside of Quneitra, setting up a military checkpoint and searching several homes before later withdrawing toward its positions in the Golan.

Israeli forces advance into Quneitra countryside, establish checkpoint
6 January, 2026   10:03
NEWSDESK 

An Israeli force carried out an incursion at dawn today into the village of Sayda al-Jolan, located in the Quneitra countryside, where it established a temporary military checkpoint inside the village.

The patrol also searched a number of residents’ homes, with no reports of arrests, before subsequently withdrawing toward its positions in the occupied Golan.

This incursion comes as part of repeated violations carried out by Israeli forces in villages of the Quneitra countryside adjacent to the disengagement line, amid ongoing tensions in the area. 

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