Druze, Syria and Israel
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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
"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,
Israel launched powerful airstrikes in Damascus on Wednesday, damaging the defence ministry and hitting near the presidential palace as it vowed to destroy Syrian
Amal As’ad, an Israeli Druze public figure, accuses Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa of wanting to “eliminate the Druze” amid deadly
The Druze, a minority group in Syria, are at the heart of escalating tensions with Israel, prompting Israeli airstrikes to safeguard them.
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Hundreds of members of the Druze community in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights and villages in northern Israel gathered along the border fence with Syria, trying to enter the country as clashes between government forces and Syria's Druze factions intensify.
Attorney Marc Zell: "We are asking President Trump to denounce the attacks on the Druze and other minorities - these attacks violate President Trump's Executive Order lifting sanctions against Syria"