The Lebanese Al-Mayadeen network reported today (Tuesday) that IDF forces have managed to take control of the Yarmouk riverbed and the Al-Wahda Dam in southern Syria. However, according to the same sources, attempts to take over the town of Beit Jin were unsuccessful due to local opposition.
The Al-Wahda Dam (also known as the Al-Muqaran Dam) is a joint dam between Syria and Jordan that was inaugurated in 2004 by King Abdullah II and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The dam, which is 110 meters long and has a storage capacity of 115 million cubic meters, is intended to supply water to Jordan for drinking and agriculture, and in return to supply hydroelectric electricity to Syria. Taking control of the dam gives Israel control over one of the main water sources in the Syrian-Israel-Jordan tri-border area.
Israeli forces including two bulldozers and four armored personnel carriers entered the area of al-Maqriz, near the village of Saida, in the area of the administrative border between the provinces of Daraa and Quneitra in southern Syria.
Yesterday, Al-Mayadeen reported that the IDF had expanded its operations along the eastern route to a depth of 12 kilometers in the Al-Quneitra district and its eastern suburbs. At the same time, there are reports of forces entering the village of al-Ma'alqa on the outskirts of al-Quneitra, on the administrative border of the Daraa province, as well as activity at the southwestern edge of Syria in the Yarmouk Basin.
* Maariv contributed to this article.
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