Overview
- Israeli forces confirmed opening fire on several individuals by the entrance to Khan Arnabeh in Quneitra during an operation that included a temporary checkpoint on the Damascus–Quneitra road.
- According to the IDF, suspects approached the troops, warning shots were fired, and soldiers then aimed at the legs of two people identified as main instigators, with no Israeli injuries reported.
- Syrian state media reported that civilians were protesting the checkpoint, at least three people were wounded, and smoke grenades were used, with the injured taken to Golan National Hospital.
- Video circulating on social media showed vehicles from Syria’s internal security forces driving past Israeli troops shortly after the confrontation.
- The episode was described in local reporting as a rare direct clash near the Golan buffer zone during a period of heightened Israeli activity in the area.