"— 🇮🇱/🇸🇾/🇯🇴 Israeli invasion of Syria: Map Update (17th Dec.)

In addition to the towns and localities already occupied by the IDF in recent days, Israel is now confirmed to have captured Saida Al-Jolan, Al-'Arida, Mawzarah, Ma'ariyya, Al-Kuwayya, Bayt Arrah, and Umm Batinah.

But even more importantly, Israel took control of the Al-Wahda Dam on the Yarmouk river reservoir near the town of Al-Qusayr in Syria's Daraa Governorate on the border with the Kingdom of Jordan, which provides for approximately 30% of Syria's fresh water supply, and 40% of the fresh water supply of Jordan."

From @Middle_East_Spectator

With control of the water supply, Israeli governments will be able to "turn off" the supply of safe water to Damascus and Amman as easily as they do to Gaza.

It also opens the possibility of diverting that water to grow cash crops. The Israeli government would need to organise hydroengineering works, but I'm sure Western taxpayers can be tapped to pay as "foreign aid".