Israeli army gunfire targeting civilian homes in parts of Mariah, a rural village in Syria’s southern Daraa province, forced some residents to leave their homes, Syrian state media reported. The report, published on August 15, 2026, said the shooting came from an area under Israeli control in southern Syria. No immediate casualties were reported following the incident.

Syrian state television channel Al-Ikhbariya said civilian houses in several parts of the village were targeted. The source did not provide details on the timing of the shooting, the number of homes affected, or how many people left the village. It said residents moved elsewhere because of the sound of gunfire and the attack.

The report said Israeli forces have carried out incursions and attacks in southern Syria for several months, including operations, searches and arrests. It stated that Israeli activity increased after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s government in December 2024. According to the report, Israel then declared the 1974 disengagement agreement void and took control of Syria’s buffer zone, with operations and attacks continuing in southern Syria afterward.