ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Israeli forces detained two people during an overnight incursion into a village in southern Syria’s Daraa province, state media reported on Friday, the latest in a series of Israeli military operations in the area.
Twelve Israeli military vehicles entered Maariya village in the Yarmouk Basin in western Daraa through a northern route locally known as the “Valley Road,” Syria’s state-run SANA news agency reported, citing local sources.
The Israeli forces moved through several residential neighborhoods, raided and searched homes and detained two residents, according to SANA.
One of the detainees was later released, while the whereabouts of the other remain unknown, the agency added.
There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military on the reported operation.
Israeli forces have carried out repeated incursions into southern Syria since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, including raids, arrests and military deployments in Daraa and neighboring Quneitra provinces.
Israeli forces have maintained positions in parts of southern Syria since Assad’s fall, while Damascus has called for their withdrawal to the lines held before December 8, 2024.
Syria and Israel have also engaged in US-mediated talks aimed at reducing tensions. Earlier this year, the two sides agreed to establish a US-supervised communication mechanism for military de-escalation and diplomatic engagement.
