Residents of southern Syria's Abdin blocked roads with rocks while some young men and boys threw stones to mount a resistance as Israeli troops and vehicles attempted to enter the town last week.
Tensions in this part of the country created by a buffer zone occupied by Israeli forces have flared into violence in recent days, leaving residents anxious that more escalation is coming.
Residents of Abdin, located near a U.N.-patrolled buffer zone now controlled by Israeli troops, tried to resist a military incursion Sunday.
Locals said Israeli troops fired warning shots at walls and between the angry protesters before firing artillery rounds at the village. No one was harmed in the exchange, but most residents fled and most were still too afraid to return Monday. Many fear that there will now be more intense incursions and raids following the skirmish.
"They come into the village regularly, every few days," said resident Mohammad al-Hassan, standing not far from a group of children looking at an exploded shell.
