Zionist Regime’s Artillery Targets Southern Syria’s Yarmouk Region; Reports Indicate Heavy Casualties
Zionisr regime's artillery units have targeted a region in Syria's southwestern province of Dara’a, resulting in "significant material losses." This military action follows allegations that two rockets were launched from the area towards the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
According to the Syrian news agency SANA, Israeli forces directed artillery fire towards the Yarmouk Basin region in western Dara’a late on Tuesday. However, additional specifics regarding the incident were not disclosed.
The agency did not provide details on casualties, but characterized the damage as extensive.
The Israeli public broadcaster KAN has reported that two rockets were fired from the Dara’a region, landing in an open area in the Golan Heights. The source of the projectiles has yet to be determined.
Israeli Channel 13 has reported the activation of air raid sirens in the Golan Heights due to rocket launches. However, there are no reports of casualties or damage, as the rockets reportedly landed in open areas.
Warning sirens have reportedly been activated in the southern Golan Heights communities of Haspin and Ramat Magshimim, according to the Israeli daily *Yedioth Ahronoth*.
Reports from Yedioth Ahronoth indicate that residents in the impacted zones heard explosions soon after the alarm sirens were activated.
The Israeli military reported that its artillery forces conducted strikes in southern Syria. This action was in response to projectiles that had been launched toward territory under Israeli control.
Militant groups, spearheaded by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, overthrew the government of Bashar al-Assad on December 8, 2024.
Following the collapse of Assad’s administration, Israeli forces have been conducting airstrikes targeting military installations, facilities, and arsenals previously under the control of Syria’s disbanded army.
Israel has faced widespread criticism for ending the 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria and taking advantage of the turmoil in the country following Assad’s downfall to seize territory.
The United Nations has issued a strong condemnation of the ongoing Israeli military assaults within Syrian territory, highlighting continued infractions in and around the buffer zone established under the 1974 ceasefire agreement with Damascus.
