Jerusalem is also reinforcing border security to deter further unrest.
Syria
Israel’s strikes in defense of the minority’s communities across the border attest to a deepening bond, according to locals in the Druze village of Majdal Shams.
Why Israel must not remain silent when the Druze in Syria are persecuted – a moral litmus test, a strategic imperative, and a historical responsibility.
Some people blamed Israel—the only country that went to their aid—for attacking Syria.
Leaders of the Syrian-Jewish community meet with President Herzog and propose new paths for dialogue and reconciliation with Damascus.
What’s behind Netanyahu’s push for a deal: quiet concessions, rising political pressure – and the Trump factor in the background.
Israel broadens Golan deployments and warns tougher action if Syrian regime persists in attacks on Druze, as U.S., Syria and Israel issue stark statements.
As the Israeli Air Force conducts strikes in southern Syria, a military official says, “The more the Syrian regime has intervened, the worse it looks.”
The IDF “will soon raise the level of its responses” if Syrian forces continue to threaten the Druze community in southern Syria, said Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz.
Large columns of Syrian regime forces rolled into Sweida amid violent clashes between Druze militias and forces loyal to the Sunni Islamist regime.
