Israeli Shelling Forces Abdin Families to Flee as Syria Logs Nearly 300 June Violations
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jun 30
Israeli Shelling Forces Abdin Families to Flee as Syria Logs Nearly 300 June Violations
3 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jun 30
Summary
Abdin residents fled overnight after Israeli forces fired shells near homes in the western Deraa village, then withdrew by morning, allowing families to return.
Residents had tried to block an Israeli army unit's advance, and an AFP photographer later saw an unexploded shell near one home.
Syria condemned the attack as a violation of its sovereignty, and Turkiye also denounced the strikes on Deraa and Quneitra as breaches of international law.
Nearly 300 Israeli operations or violations were recorded in Deraa and Quneitra in June, including 107 incursions and raids, according to the Syrian Sijil Center.
The shelling fits a wider Israeli push in southern Syria since Assad's fall in late 2024, with Defence Minister Israel Katz saying last week troops would stay indefinitely.