Israeli forces have established a presence in an abandoned Syrian army base located in the village of Maariyah, preventing local farmers from accessing their fields, according to residents. The village, situated on the western edge of Syria's southern Daraa province near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, falls outside the buffer zone established by a 1974 ceasefire agreement between Syria and Israel.
Residents reported that Israeli troops had penetrated approximately 1 kilometer into the village, demanding the surrender of any weapons, which the villagers claimed not to possess. The Israeli military has restricted farming activities and movement within the area, prompting calls from residents for the United Nations to intervene and remove the occupation.
