Damascus Condemns Continued Israeli Incursions, Buffer-Zone Line and Hermon Hold

On October 4, 2026 Syria's state news agency reported Damascus condemned ongoing Israeli violations of Syrian territory, including a newly completed line along the 1974 buffer zone and Israel's hold on the peak of Mount Hermon. Syrian media counted more than 1,300 Israeli incursions, 280 of them in September, and urged the international community to press Israel to stop.