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Israeli Forces Infiltrate into Several Syrian Villages in Quneitra and Daraa

Israeli soldiers during training near the border with Syria in the occupied Golan Heights. February 1, 2024 (Reuters)
Israeli soldiers during training near the border with Syria in the occupied Golan Heights. February 1, 2024 (Reuters)
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Israeli Forces Infiltrate into Several Syrian Villages in Quneitra and Daraa

Israeli soldiers during training near the border with Syria in the occupied Golan Heights. February 1, 2024 (Reuters)
Israeli soldiers during training near the border with Syria in the occupied Golan Heights. February 1, 2024 (Reuters)

Israeli army forces infiltrated into several villages and towns in the southern Syrian provinces of Quneitra and Daraa, setting up checkpoints, searching homes, and detaining civilians, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported.

An Israeli patrol consisting of six Israeli military vehicles crossed on Friday from the occupied Golan Heights into the town of Abdin, in the Yarmouk Basin west of Daraa. The patrol detained three young men before withdrawing later and releasing the detainees, SANA stated.

The news agency also said that four Israeli military vehicles entered al-Ajraf village in Quneitra, where soldiers searched several homes and set up a temporary checkpoint at the village’s entrance.

Since the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad's regime, Israel has been conducting ground incursions into the rural areas of Damascus, Quneitra, and Daraa. It first established control over the buffer zone before moving on to carry out raids in the border regions.

Syrian authorities accuse Israel of violating the 1974 Disengagement Agreement, as well as international law and United Nations resolutions concerning national sovereignty.

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Top UN Official Accuses Hamas of Gaza Aid Obstruction

Displaced Palestinians collect water from the Ita charitable water station, amid ongoing water shortages and limited access to water sources, in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, 13 July 2026. EPA/HAITHAM IMAD
Displaced Palestinians collect water from the Ita charitable water station, amid ongoing water shortages and limited access to water sources, in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, 13 July 2026. EPA/HAITHAM IMAD
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Top UN Official Accuses Hamas of Gaza Aid Obstruction

Displaced Palestinians collect water from the Ita charitable water station, amid ongoing water shortages and limited access to water sources, in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, 13 July 2026. EPA/HAITHAM IMAD
Displaced Palestinians collect water from the Ita charitable water station, amid ongoing water shortages and limited access to water sources, in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, 13 July 2026. EPA/HAITHAM IMAD

A senior UN official on Monday accused Hamas of interfering with humanitarian deliveries in Gaza and intimidating aid workers, warning that the group's actions were making relief operations increasingly dangerous.

Hamas continues to control parts of Gaza, even after Israeli forces expanded their presence across more than 60 percent of the territory.

In a statement, UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Ramiz Alakbarov, said he "strongly" condemns the obstruction of humanitarian operations by Gaza's de facto authorities, referring to Hamas.

Hamas's actions "endangered humanitarian personnel, intimidated workers delivering life-saving food assistance and disrupted life-saving humanitarian operations", AFP quoted him as saying.

Armed men linked to Hamas allegedly on Saturday forced their way into a food distribution point in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, the UN statement said.

Militants "also entered a WFP (World Food Program) warehouse and reportedly assaulted two truck drivers who were delivering humanitarian supplies", it added.

Alakbarov said "these incidents are not isolated" and "reflect an increasingly dangerous pattern of intimidation, violence and obstruction, including smuggling attempts, targeting and abusing humanitarian operations".

He warned that such actions were hampering the delivery of life-saving assistance at a time when civilians across Gaza faced severe hardships.

A ceasefire was reached in Gaza between Israel and Hamas in October following two years of war, which was sparked by the Palestinian militants' unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.

The second phase of the ceasefire, which was to involve Hamas' disarmament and a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, has been stalled for months.

Israeli forces have expanded their presence in recent months, taking control of more than 60 percent of the territory.

Hamas still exerts control over the remaining area, but last week announced it was dissolving its 15-member body that had governed the strip for nearly two decades.

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Jordan Says it Shot Down 4 Missiles Launched by Iran

The Jordanian capital, Amman. Petra file photo
The Jordanian capital, Amman. Petra file photo
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Jordan Says it Shot Down 4 Missiles Launched by Iran

The Jordanian capital, Amman. Petra file photo
The Jordanian capital, Amman. Petra file photo

The Jordanian military said on Monday it had shot down four Iranian missiles over the country, which Tehran said were intended as retaliation for US strikes.

"At dawn today, air defense systems intercepted and shot down four missiles that had entered Jordanian airspace from Iranian territory," an official source from the Jordanian General Staff said

There were no reports of injuries or damage to property.

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Arab League Secretary-General Reiterates Rejection of Iranian Attacks on Arab States

Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy. (Arab League)
Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy. (Arab League)
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Arab League Secretary-General Reiterates Rejection of Iranian Attacks on Arab States

Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy. (Arab League)
Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy. (Arab League)

Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy reiterated his condemnation of Iran's continued attacks against several Arab states, affirming that such actions constitute a violation of international law and the United Nations Charter and threaten regional security, stability, and the freedom of international navigation.

In a statement, Fahmy rejected any practices that infringe on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Arab states, stressing that Arab national security is indivisible and that any attack on the sovereignty of any Arab state requires a unified Arab position.

The secretary-general reaffirmed the Arab League's full solidarity with the State of Kuwait, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the Sultanate of Oman, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, calling on the Security Council to take effective steps to halt these violations and ensure respect for international law and the security of international navigation.

Iran launched missile and drone attacks on Sunday targeting US military facilities in Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates, marking a significant escalation in regional tensions following US strikes on Iranian targets.