Israeli forces kidnapped a man and his son during an incursion with military vehicles into the town of Al-Rafid in the southern countryside of Quneitra, and took them to an unknown destination, after Netanyahu entered Mount Hermon in Syria, which sparked strong Syrian condemnation of the Israeli escalation.
AI-generated summary
The Syrian-Israeli border is witnessing repeated tensions due to Israeli incursions and attacks on Syrian territory, especially in the Quneitra and Jabal al-Sheikh regions, amid repeated Syrian and international condemnations of these violations.
The Syrian Al-Ikhbariya channel reported: “Israeli occupation forces kidnapped a man and his son and took them to an unknown destination.”
Read more
Egyptian statement in support of Syria
The Syrian News Agency indicated that the Israeli forces carried out the arrest operation “during their incursion with 6 military vehicles loaded with soldiers into the town of Al-Rafid in the southern countryside of Quneitra.”
This comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu entered the summit of Mount Hermon in Syria, accompanied by Defense Minister Israel Katz and Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Tamir Yedai.
For its part, Syria condemned in the strongest terms Netanyahu's "illegitimate" entry into Syrian territory and his wanderings in the Mount Hermon region, stressing that the continued Israeli incursions and attacks into Syrian territory constitute "a dangerous escalation that threatens security and stability in the region."
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Syria will issue an additional official statement condemning the kidnapping and demanding the immediate release of the kidnapped persons
Likely · Within days
Syria may request an emergency session of the UN Security Council to discuss the recent Israeli incursions
Possible · Within weeks
The “Our Dialogue” program discussed with colleague Mays Muhammad and others the latest developments in the Ukrainian settlement file, with the participation of experts from Washington, Moscow, Paris, and Cairo, including Dr. Nabil Rashwan from Cairo, Mustafa Hashem from Washington, Safiya Kutrasheva from Moscow, Iyad Mostafa from Paris, and Ahmed Al-Hamdi from Cairo.

The Iraqi government announced that the implementation of the "weapon control" plan will begin after the completion of the international coalition's withdrawal at the end of September, while Israel confirmed the destruction of underground tunnels in the Ali al-Tahir Heights in southern Lebanon that exceeded two kilometers in length, and found inside them Iranian-made weapons and missiles and a Hezbollah command complex.

Israel carried out a massive bombing in the strategic “Ali Al-Taher” heights in southern Lebanon, during which it destroyed underground tunnels exceeding two kilometers in length, and the residents felt it as a 4.1 magnitude earthquake, while the Lebanese government agreed to prevent real estate disposal in the occupied areas, and announced the expansion of the port of Beirut.

The Israeli army announced the completion of the destruction of tunnels in the Ali Al-Taher Heights area in southern Lebanon, with a length exceeding two kilometers, and inside them missiles, missiles, Iranian-made drones, and various weapons were found. In this context, the Lebanese Council of Ministers approved the Ministry of Finance’s request to prevent real estate transactions and sales in areas occupied by the Israeli army, while President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam discussed returning the state to the south and expanding the port of Beirut. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani also received Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister Ayman Al-Safadi in Damascus to discuss bilateral relations, developments in southern Syria, and the path to implementing the tripartite road map with Jordan and the United States.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Iran had resumed ballistic missile production in underground facilities using components stored before the war, while the Security Council discussed reimposing sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, with Western countries stressing that Tehran was still not committed to the safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Historian Roman Dickert criticized the continuation of the strategic partnership between Germany and the UAE and the conclusion of new deals, considering this a “deadly signal” in light of accusations that the UAE supported the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan, during President Mohammed bin Zayed’s visit to Germany, where investments worth 40 billion euros and 29 commercial deals worth 4.9 billion euros were announced.