Israeli occupation forces released Wadi Bakr, a resident of the village of Tarnaja in northern Quneitra countryside, on Tuesday after about 16 months in detention, as incursions, patrols, arrests, and shelling continue in various parts of the governorate.

Israeli occupation forces had arrested Bakr during a night raid on Tarnaja before releasing him Tuesday. After his release, he was taken to the Golan Hospital in the city of Al-Salam in Quneitra governorate, where he underwent medical examinations and received treatment before heading home to meet his family.

Occupation Incursions

In another development on the ground, Israeli occupation forces advanced this morning into the village of Al-Hurriya in Quneitra countryside and set up a temporary checkpoint at the village entrance, before arresting a young man and taking him toward the Al-Hamidiyah base, one of the military bases Israeli occupation forces have established along the ceasefire line in Quneitra governorate.

The young man’s fate and whereabouts remain unknown, according to his relatives.

The young man’s father told Al-Modon that his son was on his way to check on a fig orchard when the Israeli patrol stopped him and took him toward the Al-Hamidiyah base.

The incident comes as Israeli movements have extended to the vicinity of schools. In the village of Eastern Zubaydah in central Quneitra countryside, Israeli occupation forces set up a temporary checkpoint today in front of a school, spreading fear and panic among students.

Activist Amjad al-Haji told Al-Modon in an exclusive statement that he saw the Israeli patrol as it took position and set up the checkpoint in front of the school. He added that he noticed fear and terror among the children, and that some students were forced to flee toward farmland to get away from the patrol.

A similar incident had previously occurred in the town of Sayda al-Golan, where Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint in front of a school, causing fear among students, according to local residents.

At the same time, Israeli occupation forces continue engineering work around Tal al-Jala, west of the village of Al-Muallaqa in southern Quneitra countryside, including cutting roads, raising berms, and building fortifications near the fence separating it from the occupied Syrian Golan.

Tal al-Jala lies near the ceasefire line, facing Tal al-Daraiyat and the Daraiyat outpost, and overlooks wide areas of southern Quneitra countryside, extending to parts of western Daraa countryside and the Yarmouk Basin.

The road-cutting and fortification work at Tal al-Jala coincides with repeated incursions by Israeli occupation forces from around the hill toward Tal al-Daraiyat.

Local residents link this work to the possible preparation of new military routes or the completion of a road that Israeli occupation forces had already begun building in the area. However, the nature and ultimate aims of this work could not be independently verified.

Artillery Shelling

Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces shelled Tal al-Humriyah in northern Quneitra countryside with artillery yesterday. Farmland in northern Quneitra has also been repeatedly shelled in recent weeks from positions inside the occupied Golan, and some shells have reached areas in western Daraa countryside.

Residents and farmers said the shelling damaged farmland and livestock, and reported that about 15 goats were killed in the village of Abidin by an artillery shell.

These actions have caused resentment among farmers and shepherds in the area, amid continued Israeli incursions, patrols, arrests, and shelling in various parts of Quneitra and western Daraa countryside.

These developments come as Israeli movements in the area expand to include villages, farmland, and the vicinity of schools, alongside ongoing engineering work, fortifications, and road-cutting near the ceasefire line.

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