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Syrians protest Israeli incursions in southern Syria
Several Syrian cities saw demonstrations and protest rallies on Friday against repeated Israeli incursions and attacks in the countryside of Quneitra and Daraa, a day after Israeli forces shot and killed a young man with a disability in Jamlah.
Syrians took part in demonstrations and protest rallies in several cities on Friday after Friday prayers, rejecting repeated Israeli incursions into southern Syria and expressing solidarity with residents of Quneitra and Daraa provinces. The protests followed calls by activists and civil society organizations under the slogan “Quneitra is not alone.”
In Homs, protesters gathered in the city center’s Clock Square, carrying Syrian flags and chanting slogans including, “Netanyahu, you traitor, this land belongs to the free.”
In Damascus, hundreds held a protest outside the United Nations building in the Mezzeh neighborhood, demanding an end to Israeli violations, respect for Syrian sovereignty and the release of Syrians detained by Israel.
In the town of Khan Arnaba in the Quneitra countryside, hundreds of residents from nearby villages demonstrated while carrying banners rejecting Israeli incursions. Hundreds also gathered in March 18 Square in Daraa city under a banner reading, “Southern Syria is a unifying national cause.” Gatherings also took place in Douma and Saasaa in the Damascus countryside, as well as in Hasakah, Raqqa, Idlib and Hama.
Young man with a disability killed in Jamlah
The demonstrations came a day after Muath Salameh al-Baeer, a young man with a disability, was killed by Israeli forces during an incursion into Jamlah in the western Daraa countryside. He was wounded by the Israeli force and taken toward the border area before being found dead later.
That same day, Israeli forces set up a temporary checkpoint on the Taranja–Al-Amal Farms road in the northern Quneitra countryside and searched passersby and checked their identities. Syrian News Channel also reported new incursions on Friday in the southern Quneitra countryside.
The United Nations Human Rights Office documented around 280 Israeli incursions into Syrian territory during the past month, in addition to the detention of at least 49 Syrians by Israel.
Damascus: Popular response to the attacks
Syrian Justice Minister Mazhar al-Wais described the demonstrations as “a clear popular and legal response condemning the Israeli attacks on Syria,” stressing that “Syria will remain one and united in its land and people.”
Following their talks in Aqaba on Thursday, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi condemned the repeated Israeli incursions, calling them a violation of Syria’s sovereignty, international law and the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement.
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