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Israeli forces shelled the countryside of Syria's Quneitra province Sunday, with artillery rounds landing near the village of Tarnajah, Syrian state broadcaster Alikhbariah TV reported.
The broadcaster said Israeli artillery targeted the vicinity of agricultural land near Tarnajah in the northern countryside of Quneitra.
In a separate development, Israeli forces advanced before dawn toward the villages of Maariya and Al-Ardah in the Yarmouk Basin area of western Daraa, Alikhbariah said.
The force, consisting of three military vehicles and a bulldozer, entered the area, cleared a road and established a checkpoint inside Al-Ardah, according to the report.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or material damage.
The Israeli army did not immediately comment on the reported shelling or ground incursion.
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The incidents came as visiting United Nations (U.N.) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was expected to tour the U.N. Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in the occupied Golan Heights as part of efforts to monitor commitments under the Syria-Israel cease-fire agreement.
Guterres arrived in Damascus on Saturday for a three-day visit.
"Violations of Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity are unacceptable and must cease. What is happening in the region around the Golan Heights is totally unacceptable," Guterres said Saturday at a news conference with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani in Damascus.
He stressed the U.N.'s commitment to Syria's territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty, calling for an end to all Israeli violations.
Guterres said what belongs to Syrians "is Syrian and cannot be taken away."
For months, southern Syria has witnessed recurring Israeli incursions and attacks, including raids, searches, arrests and the establishment of military checkpoints.
The activities intensified after the fall of Bashar Assad's regime in December 2024, when Israel declared the collapse of the 1974 disengagement agreement and seized control of the Syrian buffer zone.
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