Shafaq News has learned about the establishment of an IDF outpost in southern Syria, 70 km from Damascus.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) took control of a site in Quneitra province in southern Syria and turned one of the captured buildings into its new outpost. This was reported on August 3 by the Shafaq News agency, citing sources.

"Israeli troops seized control of the house <...> turning it into a military outpost. <...> This area is considered strategically important due to its proximity to the 1974 ceasefire zone (after the "Yom Kippur War", which was fought at the end of 1973. — Ed.)," the message says.

It is noted that 40 Israeli soldiers were sent to participate in this operation.

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