According to an Al Jazeera correspondent on the ground in the village of Saida al-Golan in southern Syria’s Quneitra countryside, twelve Israeli military vehicles have reportedly entered the area.
A Syrian delegation is holding a new round of negotiations with Israeli counterparts in Paris on Tuesday, according to Syrian state news agency SANA, under the direction and supervision of the United States.
On Tuesday, the discussions were scheduled to continue into their second and final day.
The resumption of these negotiations, according to a government source, reflects Syria’s unwavering commitment to restoring its non-negotiable national rights, according to a source in the government.
Since Bashar al-Assad’s regime was overthrown, Israel has continued to rule Syria and carried out numerous raids and bombardments in southern Syria.
Israeli forces have been conducting , nearly daily incursions into southern Syria, particularly in the quneitra governorate, for months, causing growing public outcry and unrest.
Despite less direct military threats, Israeli forces continue to carry out airstrikes that have resulted in civilian casualties and the destruction of Syrian army installations.
According to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), Israel has carried out nearly two attacks every day in Syria over the past year.
Disengagement agreement
Following President al-Assad’s demise, Israel canceled the 1974 Disengagement Agreement, which was brokered following the conflict in 1973 and failed to regain the occupied Golan Heights.
Israel has since violated the protocol for a United Nations-patrolled buffer zone, which had been established in the agreement, expanding further into Syrian territory.
Israel claims the agreement no longer applies while conducting air raids, ground incursions, reconnaissance flights, setting up checkpoints, and arresting or disappearing Syrians.
Syria has not launched attacks.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated in late December that Israel wanted to secure a peaceful border with Syria, and Donald Trump, the president of Israel, vowed to support Ahmed al-Sharaa, the country’s current leader, in a lightning offensive that led to al-Assad’s ouster in late 2024.
Since months ago, discussions have been going on and on in an effort to reach a resolution regarding a security deal between Israel and Syria, but neither progress has been made.
Syria has no intention of adhering to Trump’s Abraham Accords, which recognize Israel only by a select few Arab countries.
Source: Aljazeera
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