Quneitra, Dec. 30 (SANA) Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday advanced into al-Asha village in the southern countryside of Quneitra province and detained a civilian after firing shots toward a shepherd, according to a SANA correspondent in the area.
The correspondent said the forces opened fire in the direction of a shepherd before entering the village and detaining him. No injuries were reported.
Earlier in the day, an Israeli unit comprising two Hummer vehicles and two Hilux pickups moved from western Tal al-Ahmar toward the village of Ein al-Zaytoun. The unit set up a temporary checkpoint between Ein al-Zaytoun and the town of Kudna, SANA correspondent said.
At the same time, a column of Israeli soldiers numbering about 100 advanced from western Tal al-Ahmar toward eastern Tal al-Ahmar, according to SANA correspondent.
Syrian authorities say Israeli occupation forces continue what they describe as aggressive policies and repeated violations of the 1974 Disengagement Agreement through incursions into areas of southern Syria and attacks on civilians.
Damascus has repeatedly called for the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from Syrian territory, asserting that all measures taken by Israel in southern Syria are “null and void” and have no legal effect under international law. Syria has also urged the international community to assume its responsibilities and deter what it describes as occupation practices.
On Monday, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in the occupied Syrian Golan for six months.
