Israeli forces seize key water source in southern Syria
Shafaq News/ Israeli forces have seized control of a key water well in the town of Hader in the Quneitra countryside in south Syria, local sources reported on Friday.
The Israeli army took over the Ain al-Tineh well—considered the primary source of drinking water for residents of Hader—and set up a checkpoint at the old UN emergency point on the Ain al-Tineh road, blocking locals from accessing their agricultural lands beyond the barrier.
The sources added that Israeli troops expanded their presence northward, taking control of the Qurs al-Nafl site, where they have launched undisclosed activities.
Separately, Syria's Al-Watan newspaper reported that Israeli forces arrested three Syrian men from Hader on Thursday, including a father and son. They were taken into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Their whereabouts and the charges against them remain unknown.
In the wake of the Al-Assad regime's collapse in December 2024, Israeli military activity in Syria's Quneitra province has sharply increased, with forces establishing outposts, erecting checkpoints, and seizing strategic areas.
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