Jomaa Younis and Mohammad Sio
10 September 2026•Update: 10 September 2026
Israeli forces shelled the outskirts of the village of Tarnaja in Quneitra governorate in southwestern Syria on Wednesday, Syrian state media reported.
Syria’s state-run Alikhbariah TV said the Israeli army targeted the village with artillery fire.
The channel did not immediately report any casualties or damage from the shelling.
The attack came a day after Israeli forces entered the village of Bariqa in the Quneitra countryside, where they raided and searched a house, according to Alikhbariah.
Quneitra has seen repeated Israeli incursions and shelling in recent days.
On Sunday, Israeli forces fired an artillery shell toward the vicinity of Samadaniyah village, while a day earlier, they fired six shells on the outskirts of the town of Rafid.
An Israeli force consisting of five military vehicles also entered the vicinity of the town before withdrawing without making any arrests.
Areas of southern Syria, particularly Quneitra and Daraa governorates, have witnessed near-daily Israeli incursions and attacks involving raids, searches, arrests and the establishment of military checkpoints.
Israel has occupied most of Syria’s Golan Heights since 1967.
After the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Dec. 8, 2024, Israel declared the 1974 Disengagement Agreement collapsed and occupied the Syrian buffer zone and other positions, including the Syrian side of Mount Hermon.
On July 26, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa said his country was working with the involvement of other countries toward reaching a security agreement with Israel.
He said a successful agreement would “pave the way for comprehensive peace without relinquishing Syria’s right to the occupied Golan.”