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[00:00:04] From the heart of events, recycling this a dialogue that reads the world,
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[00:00:30] Welcome to the second hour of the news bulletin.
[00:00:33] In it,
[00:00:35] Of course, this project the Israeli occupation penetrates with six vehicles
[00:00:39] on the road of Tranji Ain Al-Nuriya in the countryside of
[00:00:41] Quneitra.
[00:00:44] The Internal Security dismantles
[00:00:46] attacks during the past period a cell of ISIS in Aleppo involved in
[00:00:49] carrying out a series of attacks and
[00:00:52] assassinations.
[00:00:55] The Civil Defense aims to remove more than
[00:00:58] 25,000 cubic meters
[00:01:00] of rubble in the city of Al-Zabadani in the countryside of
[00:01:03] Damascus.
[00:01:05] The Israeli occupation arrests 55
[00:01:09] Palestinians during a raid campaign
[00:01:11] the eastern Aleppo countryside or in Manbij on that affected cities in the occupied West Bank.
[00:01:20] in the region was also arrested,
[00:01:28] of students and teachers.
[00:01:34] Welcome back. Syria TV correspondent
[00:01:36] of this month, reported the infiltration of six
[00:01:40] vehicles
[00:01:41] across the of the Israeli occupation on the road of Tranjeh
[00:01:45] matters. Ain Al-Nuriya in the northern Quneitra countryside. A force
[00:01:48] of the Israeli occupation interrogated individuals during
[00:01:51] its incursion into the village of Ofanya in the northern Quneitra
[00:01:54] countryside. Also, an occupation force infiltrated
[00:01:57] with four military vehicles into the town of Jubbat Al-Khashab in the northern
[00:02:01] Quneitra countryside and searched a number of
[00:02:05] houses.
[00:02:11] From Quneitra, our correspondent
[00:02:15] opportunities for a number of Muhammad Fahd joins us. Welcome Muhammad. Tell us about the details of the Israeli occupation's
[00:02:18] incursions into
[00:02:20] the area.
[00:02:24] Indeed, Catherine, these incursions are
[00:02:27] continuous by the Israeli occupation army. There are daily
[00:02:31] incursions and tightening of restrictions on the residents, civilians, farmers, and livestock breeders
[00:02:34] in Quneitra governorate, from its north to its south. Today,
[00:02:38] there was an incursion from the Jubbat Al-Khashab reserve base
[00:02:41] towards the Tranjeh Ain Al-Nuriya road. Six
[00:02:45] military vehicles infiltrated that area, set up a temporary checkpoint,
[00:02:49] searched some houses there,
[00:02:52] Suwayda, tries to repair and scrutinized civilians while
[00:02:53] details about this cell, whether they were going to their agricultural lands. Also, yesterday there were several incursions into
[00:02:56] the town of Jubbat Al-Khashab, and the last of them was the incursion of four military vehicles.
[00:03:00] They entered more than one house in the western neighborhood of the town of Jubbat
[00:03:04] Al-Khashab and searched them and conducted surveys
[00:03:06] and many questions were asked to the residents and civilians
[00:03:10] there in that
[00:03:13] and caused extensive damage to area. That is, the number of family members, who works with Hezbollah and Iran, do you have weapons, are there
[00:03:17] elements belonging to the Ministry of Defense and Internal Security? All these
[00:03:20] questions were asked to the civilians there in that area. After this
[00:03:24] operation, also during this operation, there was an incursion of tanks
[00:03:29] aimed at removing rubble in and military vehicles on Tal Al-Dhahour south of the town of Jubbat Al-Khashab. Also,
[00:03:32] a reconnaissance operation was carried out in that area,
[00:03:36] which monitored a large part of the northern countryside. After six hours of
[00:03:39] this operation, they withdrew towards the bases
[00:03:41] of rubble in Al-Zabadani over from which they launched. Also, Catherine, these are military
[00:03:45] security operations carried out by the Israeli occupation army in the rural areas of Quneitra.
[00:03:48] Each time,
[00:03:51] supply to a number of the incursions and violations and these
[00:03:53] operations are concentrated these days here in the northern Quneitra
[00:03:57] countryside. Before that, they were in the central Quneitra countryside.
[00:04:02] That is, every month there are operations and statistics of these continuous incursions
[00:04:05] and violations by the Israeli occupation army. Each time there is
[00:04:08] an escalation by the Israeli occupation army during its incursion
[00:04:12] and operations. Military operations, temporary kidnappings,
[00:04:16] firing at farmers, artillery shelling
[00:04:19] towards agricultural lands, temporary checkpoints, raids
[00:04:22] and searches. All these violations are continuous
[00:04:33] A source in the Ministry of Interior informed Syria TV
[00:04:37] that the General Intelligence Service, in cooperation with the Internal Security Forces,
[00:04:40] managed to dismantle a cell belonging
[00:04:43] to ISIS in Aleppo governorate.
[00:04:47] The source stated that the cell was involved in
[00:04:50] carrying out a series of
[00:04:51] that contribute to attacks and assassinations in the governorate.
[00:04:56] cubic meters of The intelligence service had arrested early this month a cell
[00:05:00] belonging to ISIS consisting of two
[00:05:03] people in Deir
[00:05:05] The Director of Government Media in ez-Zor.
[00:05:22] in Aleppo a little while ago, which said that additional information will be provided in the coming
[00:05:26] hours, in addition to what was reported a little while
[00:05:30] ago, information about the dismantling of this cell in
[00:05:33] Aleppo governorate, specifically in the Manbij area, which was done
[00:05:36] in cooperation between the Internal Security Command in Aleppo and the General Intelligence
[00:05:40] Service. During this, after tracking
[00:05:44] and monitoring this cell, all its members were
[00:05:47] arrested. This cell, according to a statement and information
[00:05:51] provided to us by the Ministry of Interior, was actually
[00:05:55] responsible for a number of
[00:05:58] and also assassinations in Aleppo governorate specifically.
[00:06:02] In fact, it is
[00:06:05] perhaps an action added to a series of operations that have taken place since
[00:06:09] the beginning of this year, in which the Internal Security
[00:06:13] and Intelligence agencies cooperated in tracking cells of the Islamic State organization primarily.
[00:06:16] We are talking about the areas where the most prominent
[00:06:20] operations were actually carried out, whether in Al-Safira in
[00:06:24] the 18th of August, where one of the cells
[00:06:27] in the area was targeted and one of the leaders of the organization
[00:06:32] in addition to two other operations in the Al-Bab
[00:06:36] and Al-Rai area, which also coincided with a separate operation
[00:06:39] that was carried out in Al-Bab in the eastern Aleppo countryside, during which
[00:06:42] a warehouse for weapons and materials prepared for explosions was seized,
[00:06:46] which were in the possession of the Islamic State organization, in addition to the most prominent operation
[00:06:49] that was announced on the 27th of
[00:06:52] September, which was also in cooperation between the General Intelligence
[00:06:56] Service and the Internal Security Command in Aleppo, during which
[00:06:59] a cell was actually
[00:07:01] arrested, the Ministry of Interior primarily, and during which
[00:07:05] a cell was arrested operating in several governorates, the main center
[00:07:09] of its work was in Raqqa, and it also had activities and
[00:07:12] members distributed between Aleppo governorate, Idlib governorate,
[00:07:16] and Homs governorate. All the previous announcements actually talked about
[00:07:20] that the cells that are being dismantled, which belong to the Islamic State organization,
[00:07:23] have carried out security operations that targeted the army and security, and these
[00:07:27] cells also had materials prepared for explosions and weapons
[00:07:31] and actually also
[00:07:35] prohibited materials. We are also talking about
[00:07:38] actually targeting that occurred during the year
[00:07:43] for a number of army members in the eastern Aleppo countryside, western Aleppo countryside, and southern Aleppo
[00:07:47] countryside. Even the customs police were targeted.
[00:07:49] After several targeting operations that
[00:07:53] were announced during the past period through the detection of cells of the Islamic State organization,
[00:07:56] the targeting operations that occurred were carried out by
[00:08:00] and by these cells that were detected. I am actually waiting for more
[00:08:06] its members and when it was detected, whether it was detected in the past
[00:08:09] days. The matter may have happened during the past
[00:08:13] period, but the announcement came now, and also more details that will be
[00:08:17] actually provided sequentially, according to what the Ministry of Interior said
[00:08:21] and also according to what the media office at the Internal Security Command in
[00:08:35] that a Syrian woman was killed and a child was injured after
[00:08:39] the Lebanese army fired
[00:08:42] at a group of Syrians while they were crossing
[00:08:46] the border into Lebanon. The sources
[00:08:48] added that the woman was identified as Nawfal Ali and is from
[00:08:52] Idlib, while a child whose identity
[00:08:55] is still unknown was injured. The sources also indicated that
[00:08:59] the incident occurred during the crossing from the Qara area towards
[00:09:03] Lebanese territory via the Arsal, Nahle,
[00:09:06] and Younin mountains.
[00:09:13] Two people were injured by a hand grenade explosion in
[00:09:17] the city of Nawa, west of Daraa, according to a Syria TV
[00:09:20] correspondent. Our correspondent stated that the causes
[00:09:24] of the explosion are still unknown.
[00:09:27] It has not yet been determined whether it was caused by tampering
[00:09:30] with the grenade or by a targeting
[00:09:32] operation.
[00:09:38] The Internal Security Command in Idlib announced the breaking up of a brawl
[00:09:42] that escalated to the use of weapons and resulted in
[00:09:45] injuries in the town of Kafrumah in the southern Idlib countryside.
[00:09:49] The Internal Security Command said that its units managed
[00:09:53] to contain the situation, break up the conflict, and establish
[00:09:56] security control, while taking the necessary legal
[00:10:00] measures. The intervention of security
[00:10:03] forces to contain disputes that quickly
[00:10:07] turn into immediate use
[00:10:09] of weapons is a recurring event.
[00:10:17] Raqqa told Syria TV that the search operations
[00:10:21] for missing persons due to the floods that hit the governorate's countryside
[00:10:25] have ended after the body of the last missing person was found
[00:10:29] after eight days of continuous search operations, in which
[00:10:31] Civil Defense teams participated in cooperation with
[00:10:35] army forces. In a related context, the governorate of
[00:10:38] Raqqa called on residents to exercise caution and stay away from
[00:10:41] areas where floods may form due to
[00:10:45] expected rainfall. The governorate's
[00:10:49] calls came after warnings issued by the Ministry
[00:10:52] of Emergency and Disaster Management
[00:10:56] about weather and marine disturbances that will affect
[00:10:59] large areas of Syria in the coming
[00:11:03] days.
[00:11:08] Syria TV correspondent reported the death of a newborn
[00:11:12] child in an ambulance accident on the Deir ez-Zor-Raqqa road.
[00:11:15] Our correspondent stated that the ambulance
[00:11:18] was transporting the child, who is from Al-Bukamal,
[00:11:22] to a hospital for treatment,
[00:11:25] while the medical staff and driver were injured.
[00:11:29] The Ministry of Education
[00:11:35] expressed its deep regret for the incident that
[00:11:38] occurred at Abu Rasin Primary School in the countryside of
[00:11:41] Hasakah, following the explosion of an object from war remnants
[00:11:45] brought by one of the students to the school, which led to the death
[00:11:49] of a student and the injury of a number
[00:11:53] The Ministry affirmed that it had circulated
[00:11:57] to the education directorates in the governorates to take
[00:12:00] strict preventive measures and raise
[00:12:03] awareness about the dangers of war remnants
[00:12:06] and foreign objects with the aim of protecting
[00:12:09] students and educational staff and preventing the recurrence of such
[00:12:13] incidents.
[00:12:18] The residents of the town of Rankous in rural Damascus demanded
[00:12:21] the release of detainees from the town's residents and the accountability
[00:12:25] of those responsible for the recent security operation that led to
[00:12:28] the killing of a number of young men on charges of belonging to
[00:12:32] ISIS. According to a statement issued by
[00:12:35] the Rankous Coordination, the residents demanded
[00:12:39] an investigation with the security official in the Tal area
[00:12:42] and setting a clear and announced deadline
[00:12:46] for responding to the demands and implementing
[00:12:48] the commitments. The Ministry of Interior had promised
[00:12:52] to announce the results of the investigations following
[00:12:55] the security operation and affirmed its commitment to presenting evidence
[00:12:59] to the public once legal procedures are completed.
[00:13:13] The Directorate of Media in Hasakah announced the arrival of the second
[00:13:16] batch of the seventh convoy for the return of displaced persons from
[00:13:20] displacement camps in Hasakah to their original areas in Ras
[00:13:24] al-Ain. This convoy includes about
[00:13:26] 470
[00:13:28] families.
[00:13:45] The Civil Defense began implementing rubble removal and relocation
[00:13:49] operations in the city of Al-Zabadani, as part of a project
[00:13:54] Al-Zabadani, Douma, and Daraya in rural
[00:13:57] Damascus. The Civil Defense clarified that the current phase
[00:14:00] aims to transport more than
[00:14:03] 25,000 cubic meters
[00:14:06] three months, after
[00:14:10] completing similar work in Douma and Daraya,
[00:14:14] which resulted in the removal of about 85,000
[00:14:17] cubic meters, indicating that the project
[00:14:20] is funded by the King Salman Center for Relief
[00:14:24] and Humanitarian Works, as part of efforts to support early
[00:14:28] recovery and prepare affected areas
[00:14:31] for rehabilitation
[00:14:32] stages.
[00:14:56] the Civil Defense has begun in the city of Al-Zabadani in rural
[00:15:00] Damascus, namely removing rubble
[00:15:02] and transporting it, also comes
[00:15:06] as a continuation of the project that
[00:15:09] is underway
[00:15:15] for removing and transporting more than 84,000
[00:15:21] rubble. The current stage is taking place in
[00:15:25] the current stage is taking place in the city of Al-Zabadani
[00:15:28] and aims to remove approximately 25,000
[00:15:34] rubble and transport it and also to work on
[00:15:39] rubble and reusing it
[00:15:42] in other projects. Of course, these works come
[00:15:46] within a project
[00:15:48] funded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, specifically
[00:15:51] the King Salman Center, which aims to remove
[00:15:55] rubble, transport it, and
[00:15:59] areas and in quantities approaching
[00:16:02] 125,000 cubic meters
[00:16:06] in a number of areas, Douma, Darayya,
[00:16:09] and Al-Zabadani as well.
[00:16:13] is important for several reasons.
[00:16:17] Firstly, the issue of opening roads for
[00:16:20] residents who wish to return to these
[00:16:23] areas and who are heading to
[00:16:26] repair what can be repaired of their homes
[00:16:29] and return to these areas. Of course, these
[00:16:33] areas are vast areas
[00:16:36] of
[00:16:38] destruction left by the
[00:16:41] deposed regime as a result of shelling these
[00:16:44] areas, and therefore these projects can be used to reopen
[00:16:48] roads for residents,
[00:16:50] and also they have
[00:16:53] environmental importance through the recycling
[00:16:56] of the rubble that is being removed
[00:17:00] and transported. Based on that, a specialized unit
[00:17:04] was established for this matter in the city.
[00:17:07] to recycle what is called rubble that
[00:17:11] can be recycled and can be
[00:17:15] used either in rehabilitating infrastructure, building sidewalks, also
[00:17:19] rehabilitating sanitation and other
[00:17:23] And
[00:17:25] also, another issue, which is economic, through providing
[00:17:29] job opportunities for a number of residents, as
[00:17:32] these projects include several stages, both in terms
[00:17:35] of removing rubble, sorting it, and also
[00:17:39] working on recycling it and
[00:17:43] therefore what can or allows the opportunity
[00:17:47] for providing, that is, providing
[00:17:52] workers
[00:18:05] on the electricity network damaged by
[00:18:08] last year's fires continues, with the workshops
[00:18:12] progressing in rebuilding medium-voltage towers
[00:18:15] and low-voltage poles in Jabal al-Turkman
[00:18:18] in preparation for gradually restoring power
[00:18:20] to the affected towns and villages.
[00:18:24] Maintenance and
[00:18:25] rehabilitation work
[00:18:28] continues on the electricity network damaged by
[00:18:31] last year's fires in the Latakia
[00:18:34] countryside through maintenance workshops
[00:18:38] affiliated with the electricity company and with the participation of the
[00:18:42] Syrian Public Company for Construction and Building.
[00:18:46] After the recent fires that affected the Latakia countryside
[00:18:50] the electrical infrastructure, the Latakia Electricity Department
[00:18:53] began rehabilitation work to
[00:18:57] ensure the return of electricity to the affected
[00:18:59] villages. The Latakia Electricity Department is currently covering the rehabilitation work
[00:19:03] of the infrastructure that was completely damaged by the fires. The work
[00:19:07] includes the rehabilitation of both medium- and low-voltage networks.
[00:19:11] The work includes the construction of more than 140 medium-voltage
[00:19:14] towers and about 360
[00:19:18] low-voltage poles in the areas that
[00:19:21] were engulfed by fire in Jabal al-Turkman, which paves the way
[00:19:24] for gradually restoring electrical
[00:19:28] affected villages and towns.
[00:19:32] The number of damaged low-voltage poles reached
[00:19:35] 363 poles, and the number of medium-voltage towers
[00:19:38] reached 143 towers, which are large numbers that reflect
[00:19:42] the scale of the disaster that these fires left behind. This work began
[00:19:46] after the tender was awarded to the Construction and Building Company,
[00:19:49] which is only an implementing company, while the supervision
[00:19:52] and technical follow-up are carried out by our technical staff.
[00:19:55] The maintenance work of the electrical network
[00:19:58] is progressing to reach Al-Qasab village after it
[00:20:02] included several other villages and areas in Jabal
[00:20:05] al-Turkman, in conjunction with similar work in Jabal
[00:20:09] al-Akrad. Maintenance and rehabilitation work
[00:20:12] continues on the electricity network that was damaged during
[00:20:16] last summer's fires in the Latakia countryside, with the aim of supplying electricity to
[00:20:19] the homes of civilians and restoring
[00:20:31] Affairs (OCHA) called for continued support for the Syrian
[00:20:34] Ministry of Health, warning that
[00:20:37] a halt in external funding could lead to the disruption
[00:20:41] of essential health services.
[00:20:44] The office stated in a report that
[00:20:47] the health sector faces challenges related
[00:20:50] to a shortage of medical staff and irregular
[00:20:53] supplies of electricity, water, and medicines,
[00:20:56] emphasizing the need to provide sustainable
[00:20:59] funding to ensure the continuity of health services. It also
[00:21:03] called for addressing the disparity in service levels
[00:21:07] between Syrian regions and enhancing the readiness
[00:21:10] of the health sector to confront disease
[00:21:12] outbreaks.
[00:21:18] In the same context, the United Nations Office for the Coordination
[00:21:22] of Humanitarian Affairs warned of the exacerbation of humanitarian needs in
[00:21:26] Syria during the winter season, with more
[00:21:29] than 2.4 million people in need of
[00:21:32] winter assistance. The office said
[00:21:36] that setting winter response priorities is
[00:21:39] part of the humanitarian needs and response
[00:21:42] plan for Syria for 2026.
[00:21:45] The office added that the most vulnerable to the consequences
[00:21:50] of winter are internally displaced people and returnees,
[00:21:53] especially those who return in harsh weather conditions,
[00:21:57] in addition to host communities,
[00:22:01] where many lack effective means
[00:22:04] and mechanisms to adapt to the harsh
[00:22:07] weather conditions.
[00:22:09] The Syrian Post Corporation
[00:22:16] announced the start of pension payments
[00:22:19] starting from next Sunday until Wednesday,
[00:22:22] the 25th
[00:22:26] at all of the Corporation's offices
[00:22:31] governorates. The Corporation indicated the return
[00:22:35] of its system to normal operation
[00:22:38] after resolving a technical malfunction caused by heavy
[00:22:42] load on the servers due to the influx of retirees to collect
[00:22:46] their pensions. The Corporation affirmed that it had worked
[00:22:50] during the past period to expand the scope of opening
[00:22:53] and distributing its offices across various governorates
[00:22:56] and regions, adding that it provides a service
[00:22:59] for delivering pensions directly to the homes
[00:23:03] of beneficiaries to alleviate the burden
[00:23:06] of transportation for
[00:23:07] retirees.
[00:23:14] Displaced people from Suwayda residing in a shelter center
[00:23:18] in the eastern Daraa countryside face difficult living conditions
[00:23:22] due to a lack of heating supplies, food,
[00:23:25] and medical supplies, and a scarcity
[00:23:27] of government and humanitarian aid amidst
[00:23:30] fears of their suffering worsening with the approach
[00:23:34] of winter and falling temperatures.
[00:23:36] Mazen, displaced from
[00:23:42] his modest tent that shelters him and his family in preparation
[00:23:46] for facing winter. In the camp,
[00:23:53] which houses about 50 families, the displaced suffer from
[00:23:56] a shortage of mattresses and blankets
[00:23:59] and shelter materials, as well as rising prices of fuel
[00:24:02] needed for heating. We are in a critical
[00:24:06] time, especially this time of winter that is upon us.
[00:24:09] We lack heating, we lack
[00:24:12] clothes, we lack blankets,
[00:24:16] clothes, tarpaulins. If I want to put something on the tent,
[00:24:20] I can't even get tarpaulins for the firewood.
[00:24:24] You saw the fire that it was lit, we only have
[00:24:27] to gather plastic bags and garbage to make
[00:24:31] a cooking pot or make a cup of tea
[00:24:33] on it. Families in the center
[00:24:37] are distributed between tents and an unprepared building for accommodation.
[00:24:40] The displaced also complain about a severe shortage
[00:24:43] of food and medical supplies
[00:24:46] due to the weak response from the government and organizations
[00:24:50] to their needs, according to
[00:24:53] them. My husband is disabled, and my
[00:24:56] children are minors. I have no
[00:24:59] provider.
[00:25:01] No cash flow, organizations come, take
[00:25:04] records, and then leave. No one comes back to
[00:25:08] us. No cash flow, no
[00:25:10] aid. That aid that is enough
[00:25:14] for the house is not enough for the family.
[00:25:17] Medical organizations, no one came to us anymore.
[00:25:21] As for winter, we didn't get heating this year. Last
[00:25:25] year, we got heating in April after winter
[00:25:28] ended. The displaced people from Suwayda residing
[00:25:32] in this center hope that their suffering
[00:25:35] will receive attention through a rapid response from
[00:25:38] the government and humanitarian organizations
[00:25:41] alleviating their burdens
[00:25:44] and helping them to face winter.
[00:25:46] A lack of support threatens
[00:25:49] to close the Amal Step Center in Idlib, which may deprive
[00:25:52] more than 200 students with disabilities
[00:25:56] of the educational and rehabilitation services provided by
[00:25:59] the center. Of course, the main problems
[00:26:10] that our center is facing are the lack of complete support
[00:26:14] for this place. Of course, our place was established
[00:26:18] with individual efforts and relies on male and female volunteers from various
[00:26:21] specialties who provided their services to these children.
[00:26:25] We gathered for one purpose, that children with special
[00:26:28] needs are capable of performing
[00:26:31] miracles. Of course, the importance of our place is that it is the first
[00:26:34] place in northern Syria or in Idlib that provides
[00:26:38] educational services. Our services are affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The child has
[00:26:42] an educational sequence. A Down syndrome child needs a school that provides
[00:26:46] him with humane care, real care. Every day we have new
[00:26:49] registrations, especially since there is a big closure of centers for people with special needs
[00:26:53] and there is a big restriction on these centers due to the complete absence of this support
[00:26:56] for children. Approximately 250 children
[00:27:00] with various conditions, children
[00:27:03] with special needs, orphans, received education, rehabilitation,
[00:27:06] integration, and physical therapy and all
[00:27:09] special services. And now they are waiting for anyone with
[00:27:13] a conscience to take
[00:27:14] action towards them.
[00:27:19] Your Lord gives you what you ask for, he found you an orphan. I
[00:27:22] grew up with my mother. When I was little,
[00:27:26] I didn't feel anything. Then it became like this,
[00:27:30] then it became like this, then
[00:27:33] during the treatment, during
[00:27:36] seven months, until now I am being treated from school,
[00:27:40] and my mother gives me treatment at home. I don't
[00:27:44] want the school to be a shelter
[00:27:47] because there are no other schools.
[00:27:51] They bully me
[00:27:54] and make fun of me
[00:27:57] and hit me normally, and I
[00:28:01] don't want
[00:28:14] Farmers in rural Idlib are suffering huge losses after
[00:28:18] vast areas of olive groves were destroyed during
[00:28:21] the years of the deposed regime's control due to
[00:28:24] cutting, burning, and uprooting operations,
[00:28:28] which deprived thousands of families of a basic source
[00:28:31] of livelihood.
[00:28:33] Oh, sir, God is my witness, it was 60-65 years old. We came
[00:28:37] and found no trees. We have 900 trees
[00:28:40] here. Behind these words,
[00:28:43] Uncle Abu Jihad sadly recalls a source of
[00:28:47] livelihood shared by three families before the deposed
[00:28:50] regime forces uprooted the olive trees that used
[00:28:53] to provide them with their annual provisions
[00:28:56] and income. Today, with the start of the harvest season in other areas,
[00:29:00] Abu Jihad and his brothers find their land
[00:29:04] empty after a crop that was their main source
[00:29:08] of livelihood for many
[00:29:11] years has disappeared. By God, we used to set up an olive
[00:29:14] press that collected from 25 days to
[00:29:18] a month. My olive harvest would be
[00:29:20] over a ton, a ton and a half of oil, just from the green olives that we
[00:29:24] crushed. My feelings, my feelings are burned inside
[00:29:27] out. Abu Jihad's loss and his brothers'
[00:29:31] were not an isolated
[00:29:35] case. Thousands of farmers in the southern
[00:29:38] and eastern Idlib countryside lost their
[00:29:41] trees. According to previous estimates
[00:29:45] by the Idlib Agriculture Directorate, the damage affected about 1.5
[00:29:49] million olive trees, leaving
[00:29:52] their owners facing huge economic losses
[00:29:56] and many years
[00:29:59] of waiting. to restore production. Their land
[00:30:02] led to the desertification of more than 12,000
[00:30:06] hectares of land, which became barren land, of course,
[00:30:10] these factors caused an environmental and economic disaster. The environmental
[00:30:13] disaster may cause, for example, soil erosion, soil desertification, and other factors, in addition
[00:30:17] to the climate. Trees are considered a source of attraction for rain. The economic
[00:30:21] factors, of course, the process of killing trees led to
[00:30:24] the loss of thousands of families' seasons
[00:30:28] and crops.
[00:30:31] Olive groves in the southern and eastern
[00:30:34] Idlib countryside were one of the most important economic resources
[00:30:37] for the region, with what it produced of oil
[00:30:40] and olives
[00:30:43] ووصل الى الاسواق المحليه
[00:30:46] والخارجيه ولم تقتصر اهميته على
[00:30:50] دخل المزارعين بل امتدت الى اعمال القطاف
[00:30:53] والمعاصر والتجاره التي كانت
[00:30:56] توفر فرص عمل ومصادر رزق.