Israel says it carried out operation against gunmen attacking Druze fighters in Syria

Israel renews airstrikes in Syria as sectarian violence flares

Israel conducted several airstrikes in Syria between April 30 and May 3 after sectarian clashes erupted in the country. “The IDF has carried out a warning operation and struck elements of an extremist group that was preparing to continue attacks on the Druze population,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said on April 30. The IDF followed up with more strikes in Syria aimed at warning Damascus against harming memb

The background of HTS attacks on the Druze

On the evening of April 28, forces affiliated with HTS (Hayat Tahrir al-Sham) launched a heavy weapons assault on the Jaramana area, located south of Damascus. The attacks quickly spread beyond Jaramana to Sahnaya, Ashrafiya, and Suwayda, resulting in the deaths of dozens of civilians. As previously reported by the Lekolin.org site in its 7 and 13 March articles, Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT), in coordination with HTS, has de…

Hundreds of Druze Flee Damascus Suburbs for IDF-Controlled Areas

At least 600 Syrian Druze from Sahnaya and Jaramana in the outskirts of Damascus have fled to the town of Hader and its surrounding villages in southern Syria, i24NEWS learned on Sunday, in light of escalating violence against the local Druze community. The area of Hader, in the Quneitra Governorate, is currently under

JERUSALEM. The weekend's Israeli bombings in Syria, one of them close to the presidential palace in Damascus, are a radical escalation in the Middle East's latest conflict. Israel says it is acting to protect Syria's Druze minority - but that is not the whole truth.

Israel uses Druze community to justify “interfering in Syria”

“Interestingly, that their [Druze] location in the Golan Heights presents, if you like, a strategic interest for Israel. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source The post Israel uses Druze community to justify “interfering in Syria” appeared first on RocketNews.

Israel deploys forces in southern Syria as intense airstrikes spark widespread condemnation

The Israeli military confirmed on Saturday that it had deployed forces in southern Syria to prevent the entry of "hostile forces" into Druze-majority areas, following a significant escalation in the region.On Friday night, Israeli warplanes launched