{
  "id": 11997136,
  "title": "Israel shells Syria's Quneitra while Qatar and Jordan condemn its excavation near occupied Golan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/israel-shells-syrias-quneitra-while-qatar-and-jordan-condemn-its",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T19:41:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-shells-syrias-quneitra-while-qatar-and-jordan-condemn-its"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israeli forces opened fire on agricultural land situated between Buraiqa and Kodana in southern Quneitra, Syria, according to Al-Ikhbariah TV on Sunday. In response, Syria, Qatar, and Jordan vehemently denounced Israel's decision to resume construction on the Sofa 53 project within the buffer zone established under the 1974 disengagement agreement. This contentious project, also referred to as the Great Storm, stretches from northern Quneitra towards the convergence point of the Syrian, Jordanian, and Israeli borders. The Syrian Foreign Ministry declared Israel's renewed excavation work near the border with the occupied Syrian Golan Heights as a \"flagrant breach\" of the 1974 deal. Qatar and Jordan echoed this condemnation, with Qatar branding the project as a violation of Syrian sovereignty and international law, and Jordan urging Israel to cease all actions targeting Syria.",
  "summary": "Israel shells Syria's Quneitra while Qatar and Jordan condemn its excavation near occupied Golan Israeli forces shelled farmland between Buraiqa and Kodana in southern Quneitra, Syria' s Al-Ikhbariah TV reported on Sunday. Meanwhile, Syria, Qatar and Jordan denounced Israel 's resumed construction on the \"Sofa 53\" project in Syria's Quneitra province. The project, also called the \"Great Storm\",…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "US to send additional forces to Israel for potential escalation as both countries elections near",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/us-to-send-additional-forces-to-israel-for-potential-escalation-as",
        "published": "2026-10-04T17:00:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}