New Israeli assault in southern Syria forces families to flee their homes

Turkiye has condemned Israel’s attacks in Syria, calling them a violation of international law.The Syria, government has condemned overnight Israeli attacks in southern Syria, as residents near the occupied Golan Heights were forced to flee their homes.The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday firmly condemned “the Israeli aggressions”, calling them “a flagrant violation of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Forever wars: Israel’s cycle of conflict shows no finish linelist 2 of 3Iran slams the GCC and the US for ‘interventionist’ statement: What we knowlist 3 of 3Why the Arab League could not stop Israel’s genocideend of listThe latest attack took place on Sunday in Abdin, a village in western Deraa province, where residents attempted to block the advance of an Israeli army unit.Israeli forces then fired shells close to civilian homes, with families fleeing to neighbouring villages during the night.“Shells [then] fell near the houses,” Mahmoud Mouaffak, a village notable, told AFP.Israeli forces withdrew, allowing “a return to calm and the return of residents on Monday morning”, he added.An AFP photographer saw one resident inspecting an unexploded shell close to his home.Growing Israeli attacksIsrael has intensified its attacks and incursions into southern Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government in late 2024.It has moved troops into the United Nations-monitored buffer zone separating Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights, occupied by Israel since 1967, and deeper inside Syrian territory.Israel has intensified military operations in Deraa and Quneitra in recent weeks. The Syrian Sijil Center, which monitors Israeli activity in Syria, recorded nearly 300 operations or violations by Israel in Deraa and Quneitra in June, including 107 incursions and raids.