On March 17, 2025, in Daraa, southwestern Syria, Israeli forces conducted airstrikes resulted in the deaths of at least two civilians and injured 19 others, including four children and a woman, according to Syrian state media and the Syrian health ministry.

• The Israeli military confirmed the operations, stating they were aimed at command centers and sites containing weapons and vehicles that posed a threat to Israel.

• Earlier, Israeli drones hovered over Daraa and the Yarmouk Basin before targeting Syria's 132nd Brigade and a warehouse near Daraa, causing significant explosions. Syria's health ministry said that among those injured were four children and a woman.

• Daraa 24, a local media outlet, reported that Israeli warplanes struck the 175th Regiment and a school in Izraa city, where military vehicles were stationed, marking it as a repeated target. The outlet noted one death and multiple injuries, with victims transferred to Daraa National Hospital.

• Sham FM, a Damascus-based radio station, emphasized the timing, noting Daraa’s preparations for the revolution’s anniversary were marred by the attack (Daraa was the birthplace of the 2011 uprising).

• The Syrian civil defense group, the White Helmets, reported at least three deaths from these strikes, while local accounts described the destruction of military sites believed to have been repurposed by Syria's new administration.

• At dawn on March 18, Israeli forces invaded into a village in the western Daraa countryside, the local media news outlet Free People of Houran Gathering reported. Israeli soldiers, accompanied by heavy machinery, advanced on foot south of the town of Ma'ariya in the Yarmouk Basin region.

• This military action occurred amidst ongoing regional tensions, including a recent ceasefire agreement between Syria and Lebanon following deadly border clashes.