Israeli occupation forces enter village in southern Syria, detain resident
Quneitra, July 15 (SANA)Israeli occupation forcesentered a village in Syria’s southernQuneitraprovince on Wednesday, briefly detaining a resident after setting up a temporary checkpoint before withdrawing from the area.
SANA’s Reporter in the province said the forces entered thevillage of al-Muallaqah, established a checkpoint, searched passersby and detained one person. The detainee was released several hours after the troops withdrew.
The incursion followed similar operations on Tuesday in the villages of Maariyah in the western countryside of Daraa province and al-Basali in southern Quneitra.
Israel has continued military incursions intosouthern Syriain violation of the 1974 Disengagement Agreement, with operations including raids, arrests, land bulldozing and shelling.
Syria has repeatedly called for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from its territory, stressing thatIsraeli measuresin the area are null and void under international law, and has urged the international community to press Israel to withdraw fully from southern Syria.