Druze

Israel says it will not tolerate harm to the Druze population in southern Syria

The attack, one of the deadliest against civilians, involved a Hezbollah-fired rocket striking a soccer field in the northern Israeli town of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights

Israel is providing limited non-lethal aid and financial support to Druze militias in southern Syria while avoiding direct involvement, according to a Washington Post report

In an extensive interview with the Washington Post on a range of topics, Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa commented on demilitarization and on Israel's entry into Syria after the fall of Assad's regime

"The issue of a humanitarian corridor from Israel to Sweida is out of the question"

According to SANA, the meeting, mediated by the United States, aimed to support Syria’s unity and territorial integrity

Israeli forces have resumed large-scale operations in the Jabaliya area and on the outskirts of Gaza City

Sheikh Tarif reportedly presented evidence pointing to the involvement of Syrian government forces in the recent massacre of Druze residents in Sweida province

“There is no electricity, water, food, or medicine. Hospitals are cut off, with thousands wounded or dead"

Israel launched airstrikes in Damascus, while also hitting government forces in the south, demanding they withdraw, in an offensive aimed to protect Syrian Druze

As of mid-2025, 6,006 Druze in the Golan, roughly 20% of the 29,000-strong community, hold Israeli citizenship

The Syrian leader 'spiced all this with conspiracy theories and accusations against Israel,' Sa'ar charges

Druze leader Youssef Jarbu'a confirmed the regime’s claim that a ceasefire had been reached. However, shelling and gunfire continued in various parts of the Druze-majority province

In a recorded speech, the Syrian president said Israel was working to create a civil war between the factions in his country – 'We will not give them the opportunity to entangle our people in war'

Syrian Druze Leader, Youssef Jarbu'a, confirms regime claim of ceasefire reached in Suweida

IDF's 98th Division is making preparations, with the Paratroopers Brigade having received a notice to be ready to operate in Syria

In northern Gaza, terrorists fired an anti-tank missile at Israeli troops, with no casualties • The soldiers quickly responded, eliminating the terrorists

'We face a genocidal war and we must resist by all means,' Syrian-Druze spiritual leader Hikmat al-Hijri said, slamming a statement by fellow Druze calling for regime intervention as coerced

Fighting began over the weekend in the Druze-majority region • The IDF said that it struck several tanks in southern Syria

Saudi and Druze sources confirmed to i24NEWS that the delegation will be headed by Israeli Druze community leader Mowafaq Tarif in an effort to stabilize the situation in Syria

Victims of clashes with jihadists in Syria have entered Israel for the past week, including several pregnant women in a worrying state

'For decades, the Druze in Israel have shed blood alongside the Jewish majority and formed a brotherly covenant. But now that their actual brothers in Syria are being killed, Israel remains silent'

17 Syrian Druze evacuated to Israel for medical treatment

The strike represented "a clear message to the Syrian regime: We will not allow Syrian forces to deploy south of Damascus or any threat to the Druze community," Netanyahu said