Druze, Syria and Israel
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"Silence and standing idly by are no longer an option,” Druze leader Sheikh Mowafak Tarif wrote. Israel's Druze spiritual leadership called on its community to prepare to assist their Syrian counterparts “by all means necessary,
The Israeli army struck near the entrance to the Syrian Ministry of Defense in Damascus. It targeted the same site several hours later with a larger strike, saying it is supporting the Druze religious minority.
Israeli officials react to the ongoing violence in Syria's Sweida between regime forces and the local Druze community.
IDF attempts to stop Syrian Druze from entering Israel; death toll in Sweida nearing 250; airstrike hits Syrian general staff HQ, near presidential palace, army convoys
AS-SUWAYDA] The southern Syrian province of As-Suwayda has once again surged to the forefront of the national crisis, this time with reports of field massacres and tribal clashes between Druze and Bedouins.
As of Wednesday morning, clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed just hours after a ceasefire was announced.