Turkiye has condemned Israel’s attacks in Syria, calling them a violation of international law. Published On 29 Jun 202629 Jun 2026The Syria, government has condemned overnight Israeli attacks in southern Syria, as residents near the occupied Golan Heights were forced to flee their homes.The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday firmly condemned “the Israeli aggressions”, calling them “a flagrant violation of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe latest attack took place on Sunday in Abdin, a village in western Deraa province, where residents attempted to block the advance of an Israeli army unit.Israeli forces then fired shells close to civilian homes, with families fleeing to neighbouring villages during the night.“Shells [then] fell near the houses,” Mahmoud Mouaffak, a village notable, told AFP.Israeli forces withdrew, allowing “a return to calm and the return of residents on Monday morning”, he added.An AFP photographer saw one resident inspecting an unexploded shell close to his home.Growing Israeli attacksIsrael has intensified its attacks and incursions into southern Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government in late 2024.It has moved troops into the United Nations-monitored buffer zone separating Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights, occupied by Israel since 1967, and deeper inside Syrian territory.Israel has intensified military operations in Deraa and Quneitra in recent weeks. The Syrian Sijil Center, which monitors Israeli activity in Syria, recorded nearly 300 operations or violations by Israel in Deraa and Quneitra in June, including 107 incursions and raids. Advertisement Israel said on Sunday that it had killed “several armed terrorists” a day earlier, without giving a number, specifying the location or any evidence.Israel routinely describes Syrians resisting its occupation as “terrorists”.Meanwhile, Israeli leaders have openly boasted of their plans to maintain and expand their military occupation beyond the Golan Heights.On Thursday last week, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel intended to keep its troops in the sector it occupies in Syria “for an indefinite period”, as it has do …
