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Israel Comes to Defense of Syria’s Druze

Turmoil gives Druze divided between Syria and Israel rare moment of contact

Hundreds of Druze from Israel pushed across the border in solidarity with their Syrian cousins they feared were under attack. Many then met relatives they had never seen before.

U.S. News & World Report · 4d

Explainer-Who Are the Druze and Why Does Israel Say It Is Hitting Syria for Their Sake?

Syria's Druze are concentrated in the southwest in the Sweida region bordering Jordan and in areas of Quneitra province, near the occupied Golan. They also reside in the Damascus

CNN on MSN · 3d

Who are the Druze and why did Israel bomb Syria to protect them?

Israel has been carrying out strikes on Syria since the fall of the Assad regime last December. This week saw a major escalation, when Israel said it attacked Syria to protect the Druze, an Arab minority at the center of clashes with government loyalists.

1don MSN

Israel’s message in defending the Druze goes beyond borders, wanting to correct history

While strategic considerations were still in play, the heart of the decision lay in defending the extended family of Israel’s ...

Agence France-Presse on MSN4d

'Like a dream': Druze reunited across Golan Heights buffer zone

Dozens of Druze crowded the Israeli-controlled side of the armistice line in the occupied Golan Heights on Thursday, hoping ...

The Times of Israel5d

Border chaos as 1,000 Druze breach frontier into Syria; heavy IDF strikes hit Damascus

IDF attempts to stop Syrian Druze from entering Israel; death toll in Syrian regime attacks on Sweida nears 250; IDF ...

i24NEWS6d

Dozens of Israeli Druze cross border into Syria as violence in Syria escalates

Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli openly called for the elimination of Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, whom he labeled “a barbaric murderer.” ...

Anadolu Agency2d

INTERVIEW - Druze spiritual leader in Lebanon urges Arab, Turkish mediation to end fighting in Syria’s Suwayda

Israel is the primary beneficiary of what’s happening in Suwayda. It is using the security vacuum to incite divisions and ...

Israel National News4dOpinion

The massacre of the Druze

In Sweida, Syria, Druze are being massacred by the hundreds, their women and children kidnapped, and their spiritual leaders ...

The Times of Israel3d

Netanyahu vows no Syrian forces south of Damascus, as Bedouins, Druze fight despite truce

Bedouin commander says ceasefire only applies to Damascus government, declares offensive with aim to free Bedouins held by ...

4don MSN

Understanding the enigmatic Druze community at the heart of Syrian unrest

The White House is attributing the outbreak of violence in the Middle East between the Syrian government and Israel to a ...

Israel National News2d

Violent clashes on Israel-Syria border, Druze cross border fence

Fierce fighting broke out Friday in Syria’s Druze-majority Sweida region as armed Bedouin tribal factions, backed by Syria’s Islamist-led interim government, clashed with local Druze fighters at the ...

The Blogs | The Times of Israel3d

The Druze-Jewish Covenant: A Unique Alliance of Fate and Destiny

The Druze–Jewish covenant is a call for moral awakening for all who believe in partnership, in values, and in mutual ...

Al Jazeera on MSN5d

Syria announces ceasefire in Druze city of Suwayda after deadly clashes

The Syrian Ministry of Defence has announced a ceasefire in the Druze-majority city of Suwayda, saying an agreement has been ...

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