Israeli forces fire at Syrian protesters in Deraa, wounding one
Al JazeeraDemonstrators demand an end to Israeli military presence in border town in southern governorate. Israeli forces have shot and wounded a Syrian protester demonstrating against the army’s presence in a border village in southern Syria, the Israeli military says. “During a protest condemning the Israeli incursion, a young man was injured by Israeli forces’ gunfire in the village of Maariya, in the Daraa region,” the SOHR said. “During the protest, the Israeli forces stationed at the Al-Jazeera barracks opened fire directly at the demonstrators, injuring a young man in the leg.” It remains unclear how Syria’s new interim government, headed by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani, plans to handle Israel’s military actions across the country. In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera this week, the interim government’s spokesman Obaid Arnaut said the government’s approach “will be outlined in the near future” without providing details.