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Israel military presence and proxy activity in southern SY

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2026-09-21 11:03 UTC → 2026-10-24 05:41 UTC · added ~~removed~~

Following the collapse of the Bashar al-Assad regime in December 2024, Israel has transitioned from temporary incursions to establishing a permanent military presence in southern Syria. This expansion includes the “New East” engineering project, involving the construction of trenches and high earth berms from Majdal Shams to the southern border triangle. As of August 2026, the project is reportedly 80% complete. Israel has unilaterally declared the collapse of the 1974 Disengagement Agreement and has established at least ten new bases in the Daraa and Quneitra provinces. Local reports indicate frequent incursions, infrastructure destruction, and the confiscation of agricultural lands and water resources. By early September 2026, Israel has begun implementing proxy warfare ~~strategies to expand its influence.~~ strategies. In the Suwayda region, heavy clashes involving artillery and mortar fire have been reported between Druze militias and Syrian government forces near Verga, Elmansura, and Terhadit. On September 9, 2026, Defense Minister Israel Katz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited troops at Mount Hermon to signal that Israel will not withdraw. Katz addressed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, noting the military is positioned in a security zone just 35 kilometers from Damascus to protect the Golan and ~~Galilee and monitor threats.~~ Galilee. Netanyahu asserted the Iranian regime is on the verge of collapse and that Israel will not allow “terrorist forces” to establish themselves on its borders. By mid-September 2026, Netanyahu described Israel’s control over the area from Mount Hermon to the Yarmouk River and the Mediterranean Sea as ‘absolute and without precedent.’ Simultaneously, Israel has expanded into southern Lebanon, seizing the Ali al-Taher ridge and establishing a unilateral ‘Yellow Line’ buffer zone 8-10 km into Lebanese territory. ~~On September 21, 2026, military activity escalated in the Yarmouk Basin within the western Daraa countryside. Artillery shells and machine-gun fire targeted the Abdeen and Raqad valleys~~ This expansion has caused significant displacement and ~~the outskirts of Jamla.~~ property damage.

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