Israeli machine-gun fire reported in Syria's Quneitra province The Israeli army on Friday opened machine-gun fire towards areas in Syria’s southern Quneitra countryside, Syrian state media reported. Israeli forces fired medium-calibre machine guns from the Western Tal Ahmar position towards the Eastern Tal Ahmar in the southern rural Quneitra province, state-run al-Ekhbariya reported. Israeli forces have carried out repeated incursions into Syria in recent weeks, attacking civilians, destroying forest areas and setting up checkpoints. Israel also continues to carry out near-daily strikes in Lebanon despite a ceasefire that came into force in November last year.