The head of Syria's Missing People Commission announced on an unspecified date that the commission has mapped 63 sites of mass graves across the country, with estimates of missing persons ranging between 120,000 and 300,000. Dr. Muhammad Reda Jalakhi stated to SANA that these numbers may be higher due to the challenges in conducting the inventory. Protocols for cooperation with international institutions are being finalized to support legal documentation and forensic medicine, and Syrian personnel will receive training in Europe. Dr. Jalakhi, Chairman of the National Authority for the missing, further detailed in a statement to SANA that the commission is working to establish a national digital database for missing individuals. This initiative aims to consolidate information and streamline efforts in accounting for those who have disappeared. In a separate incident yesterday, Israeli forces thwarted an attempt by a group of Israeli families to establish a new settlement in the Syrian Golan Heights. The families, originating from Samaria, crossed the border with the intention of creating a settlement named "Neve Hashan." IDF forces intercepted them and returned them, initiating a police investigation into the organizers' actions. The organizers claimed this was an independent initiative but expressed hope for future support.
