Israeli raids and arrests in southern Syria push population to the brink

Ahmed says Israeli forces arrested him at a checkpoint in his Syrian village and held him for more than a year, where he was beaten and tortured, including through prolonged tightening of his handcuffs. Released this month, he was welcomed by residents seeking news of missing relatives. Al Jazeera has identified at least 51 Syrians still detained in Israel, including people transferred from Sde Teiman to Israel Prison Service facilities. Mahmoud, another released detainee, says he remains deeply unsettled and sometimes checks on his children at night because he cannot believe he is home.