A shepherd injured by occupation fire in Quneitra amid violations against farmers

A Syrian shepherd was injured by Israeli occupation forces' fire in the southern Quneitra countryside, and a media crew was shot at without injuries. The attacks come amid military incursions and restrictions on farming that prevent farmers from accessing their land and destroy olive groves in Daraa and Quneitra.

A Syrian citizen was injured by Israeli occupation forces' fire while shepherding sheep west of Bir Ajam village in the southern Quneitra countryside, while a media crew was directly shot at during their field coverage in the village without injuries. These attacks come amid ongoing Israeli military incursions in southern Syria, and restrictions on agriculture and livestock farming that have prevented farmers from accessing their land, destroyed olive groves, and caused families to lose their main sources of income. Farmers in Daraa and Quneitra provinces have reported significant economic losses due to Israeli measures, including the establishment of military sites and checkpoints, and preventing residents from accessing their agricultural land. Farmer Abu Hussein Dammar from Al-Maariya village in the Daraa countryside said that residents used to cultivate over 200 dunams of early vegetables along with hundreds of olive trees before being denied access since 2024, explaining that each dunam yielded an income of between 10 and 12 million old Syrian pounds, about $690 to $830.