The presence of Israeli troops who entered a U.N. buffer zone on the border with Syria following the fall of President Bashar Assad is frustrating the local population.

Local residents want new government to push out IDF, which it accuses of demolishing homes and orchards; military source says army 'unaware of incidents'

Israel has taken advantage of the collapse of the al-Assad regime to advance into southwestern Syria. Quneitra, Syria – Ibrahim al-Dakheel, 55, watched in despair as an Israeli bulldozer demolished his 40-year-old home, claiming it was necessary to secure borders.

Women from Swaysa village and surrounding areas in Syria’s Quneitra province, which is under Israeli military occupation, are calling for an end to the Israeli aggression and the withdrawal of its forces from Syrian land.

Women from Swaysa village and adjacent areas in Syria's Quneitra province, which is under Israeli military control, are demanding a stop to Israeli a

IDF forces are advancing into the city of Quneitra in southern Syria. Syrian sources report they have entered deep into the city, evacuating officials from public buildings after Syrian police entered the area yesterday.

The situation in Quneitra, a province in southern Syria, is tense as Israeli forces advance into a UN-patrolled buffer zone amid local protests. This follows the recent fall of President Bashar Assad.

Israeli forces advanced into Sweisah in the Quneitra countryside of southwestern Syria, establishing military positions near Al-Mantara Dam and opening fire on protesters opposing the incursion, injuring three civilians.

Five Syrians protesting Israel's operation over the buffer zone were wounded by IDF fire in Quneitra, according to Syrian reports on Wednesday. In addition, a Syrian man in his 20s, identified as Khalil al-Aref, was taken into Israeli custody from the town of Abdeen and brought to Israeli territory, the reports said.

Al-Sharaa has surprised many with his openness to dialogue after a past linked to al-Qaeda. He represents a complex model that embodies the transformation of Syria since the beginning of the revolution in 2011.

DAMASCUS, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- A series of incidents across Syria over the weekend underscored the fragility of the security situation following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad's government last month.

Residents in Quneitra have expressed fear that Israeli forces will advance further in the area as Syria's new leaders have yet to take action against such.