Syria: Israel penetrates Quneitra countryside and continues work on 'Sofa 53' project

Israeli forces penetrated the northern Quneitra countryside on Sunday, setting up a temporary checkpoint and searching passersby before withdrawing, while continuing to bulldoze agricultural land in the southern part of the governorate to complete the 'Sofa 53' project, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency 'SANA'.

The northern Quneitra countryside in Syria witnessed a new Israeli incursion on Sunday, which included setting up a temporary checkpoint and searching passersby, while bulldozing of agricultural land continued in the southern part of the governorate to complete the 'Sofa 53' project. The Syrian Arab News Agency 'SANA' reported that an Israeli occupation force penetrated the road connecting the town of Jabata al-Khashab and the village of Ain al-Bayda in the northern Quneitra countryside, set up a temporary checkpoint, and searched passersby before withdrawing. Israeli forces had penetrated the Crushers intersection near Jabata al-Khashab on Saturday, setting up a military checkpoint and searching passersby before withdrawing. 'SANA' confirmed that occupation forces continued bulldozing agricultural land west of al-Hanut farm in southern Quneitra countryside as part of completing the so-called 'Sofa 53' line, which the Syrian Foreign Ministry condemned as a flagrant violation of the 1974 disengagement agreement and a blatant breach of international law. A 'SANA' correspondent reported that the bulldozing aims to create an earthen barrier covering agricultural land owned by locals, who fear their lands will be affected by these operations.