In a press release, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu He said: “We are operating to save our Drusion brothers”. Netanyahu stressed the links between the Drusa community in Israel and that in the region.
The situation in the city of Suwayda
Israel intensified the military presence in the south of the country And the air raids, motivating these actions with the need to defend the Drusa community. Air raids also targeted structures near Daraa and Suwayda, causing several victims and injured. According to local sources, attacks affected the airport airport of Thaala and several military positions.
Bombings on Damascus
The Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz He said that “the hardest blows began” against the Syrian forces, adding that the attacks will continue until the complete withdrawal of the Syrian troops from the south of the country. Katz has accused the Syrian regime of being responsible for violence against the druse.
International reactions
Israeli attacks raised concerns internationally. The States Unitedthrough the Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and the France They expressed alarm for the situation in Syria and asked for immediate termination of the clashes. The Turkish Foreign Ministry has condemned Israeli raids, calling them an attempt to hinder efforts for stability in the region.
Tom Barrack, the United States special correspondent for Syria, invited the parties involved to engage in a significant dialogue, defining “worrying” both Israeli raids and sectarian clashes in the city such as Suwayda. The Drusa community, historically present in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel, is located in the center of this conflict phase.
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