IDF Carmeli Brigade locates, destroys Assad-era weapons in southern Syria

Later on Monday, the military said it shot and arrested two suspects who approached an IDF post in southern Syria while riding a motorcycle. No Israeli soldiers were injured.

The IDF Carmeli Brigade found and destroyed several Assad regime-era weapons during operations in southern Syria on Sunday, the military confirmed on Monday.

The weapons included three anti-tank explosive devices and two mines, the IDF announced.

According to the IDF, the Carmeli Brigade has been operating in the area as part of efforts to clear it of weaponry.

Later on Monday, the military said it shot and arrested two suspects who approached an IDF post in southern Syria while riding a motorcycle. No Israeli soldiers were injured.

Earlier on Monday, the IDF announced that the brigade had shot and killed an additional suspect attempting to infiltrate an Israeli military post in the southern Syria Security Zone on Sunday.

IDF soldiers kill suspect after arrest attempts fail

According to KAN News, the suspect was spotted by IDF soldiers as he approached the military post between the villages of Hader and Quneitra.

The suspect was fired upon after failing to comply with IDF commands as the soldiers attempted to arrest him, KAN reported.

Golan Regional Council Head Uri Kelner and Katzrin Local Council Head Yehuda Dua responded to the incidents in southern Syria, calling them "a warning sign that cannot be ignored."

"Precisely at a time when there is a sense of calm, we must not be misled or revert to the mindsets that prevailed before October 7," they said. "Alongside the IDF’s continued presence and operations in the Syrian theater, the State of Israel must continue to strengthen security measures in the Golan communities, Katzrin, and the Druze villages."

They pushed Israeli political leaders to commit to strengthening security in the Golan Heights.

"The security of Katzrin and Golan residents cannot depend on a temporary sense of calm," they emphasized. "Our residents are entitled to the same level of security that the State of Israel is committed to providing for all its citizens."