Bad news for al-Julani: Israel positions itself to stay in southern Syria

A local report in Syria claims that Israel has begun establishing a military base on Jabal al-Druze in southern Syria, intended for intelligence gathering, reconnaissance, and early warning. Israeli soldiers, most of them Druze, surveyed the area. No photographic evidence or official confirmation has been presented.

A local report in Syria, published on the website "Syria 360," claims that Israel has begun establishing a military base on Jabal al-Druze (Jabal al-Arab) in southern Syria. According to the report, a large shipment of equipment has already arrived in the area, and Israeli soldiers, most of them Druze citizens of Israel, surveyed the site to assess its suitability for the facility. The Syrian website estimated that the facility is intended for intelligence gathering, reconnaissance, and early warning missions. Jabal al-Druze, which rises to a height of about 1,803 meters, is located in the predominantly Druze-populated As-Suwayda Governorate, and establishing an observation post there could provide surveillance capabilities over large areas of southern Syria. However, there is no confirmation that construction work has begun, and no photographic evidence or official statement has been presented to confirm the existence of the facility. The report comes amid ongoing Israeli military activity in southern Syria, primarily in the Quneitra and Daraa governorates and the rural area of Damascus. According to "Syria 360," based on UN data, about 280 entries of Israeli forces into Syrian territory were documented during September. Media outlets in the Arab world and Turkey also published the claims, but most relied on the original Syrian report. The article notes that the source is unidentified and the details remain unverified.