Event Brief
Aug 24, 2026 at 3:08 PM ET
Israel raids Ma’ariya and Sayd al-Hanout in Syria
By The BriefBrief
Before dawn Monday, Israeli armored vehicles and infantry swept homes in Ma’ariya in western Daraa under surveillance drones before withdrawing across the occupied Golan frontier. Hours later, another Israeli unit raided Sayd al-Hanout in southern Quneitra after detaining a shepherd near al-Rafid the day before.
WHO: Israeli military units
WHAT: Israeli ground raids in Ma’ariya (Daraa) and Sayd al-Hanout (Quneitra), including detaining a local shepherd near al-Rafid the day before.
WHEN: Aug 24, 2026
WHERE: Ma’ariya and Sayd al-Hanout, Syria (western Daraa and southern Quneitra)
WHY: The raids followed a U.S.-mediated meeting in Jordan between Asaad al-Shaibani and Mossad Director Roman Gofman, which did not stop Israeli troop movements inside Syria.
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