"On the day Bashar al-Assad's regime fell, Abu Ibrahim and his family went to sleep wondering what sort of future awaited them in the morning. They woke in a panic, to the sound of gunfire and tanks. The bullets announced the arrival of the Israeli military into the remote southern Syrian province of Quneitra on 9 December 2024. In the place of Assad militias who used to patrol the roads,"
"The hard-fought freedom that reigns in the rest of Syria after 14 years of war is nowhere to be found here. A year after Israeli forces entered southern Syria, crossing into a UN buffer zone and in some cases beyond, its occupation remains and the frequency of the Israeli military raids on towns is increasing. An Israeli incursion in the town of Beit Jinn at the end of November left at least 13 Syrians dead, including two children."
"Israel says it sent troops to southern Syria as the Assad regime fell to protect the security of its borders, and that it will not allow the new Syrian government to deploy its forces there. Syria's new authorities are in little position to resist. Israeli airstrikes and raids result in complaints at the UN security council in New York and little else."
Residents of southern Quneitra awoke to Israeli military forces entering on 9 December 2024 as Assad's regime fell. Armoured personnel carriers and troops replaced Assad militias on local roads and assured civilians they were there for protection. A year on, Israeli occupation persists with increasing raids, checkpoints run by Israeli forces, night-time searches, and weapon confiscations. An incursion in Beit Jinn killed at least 13 people, including two children. Israel says the deployment secures its borders and prevents Syrian government forces from returning. Syrian authorities lack capacity to resist, and UN complaints have produced limited action.
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