Syria, Israel and Druze

Israel's military is told to prepare to defend a Druze community outside Syria's capital
Israel’s defense ministry says the military has been instructed to prepare to defend a Druze settlement in the suburbs of Damascus in neighboring Syria.
Israel ‘Poised’ to Defend Syrian Druze Near Damascus
Israel’s defense minister says minority Druze in Jaramana a town south of Damascus, were under attack from the new Syrian regime and that he ordered Israeli forces to be poised to help protect them if necessary.
Netanyahu says Israel won’t allow Syrian forces ‘south of Damascus’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not allow Syria’s new army or the insurgent group that led the ouster of former President Bashar Assad to “enter the area south of Damascus”
Netanyahu, Katz direct IDF to ‘prepare to defend’ Syrian Druze locale ‘under attack by regime’
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‘We Did Not Ask for Protection’: Syrian Druze Reject Netanyahu’s Intervention
Druze leaders in Jaramana dismiss Israel’s offer of protection, reaffirming their Syrian identity amid increasing tensions with the government and armed factions [Damascus] Jaramana, a town near the Syrian capital of Damascus,
Israel vows to defend Syria's Druze after clashes on edge of Damascus
Israel has vowed to defend Syria's Druze community after deadly clashes over the weekend in Damascus involving members of the sect and the country's Hayat Tahrir Al Sham (HTS) rulers, adding to tension between minorities and the new authorities,
Netanyahu, Katz instruct IDF to prepare to defend Druze village in Syria
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the IDF on Saturday evening to prepare to defend a Druze village in Syria which is currently under attack by Syrian forces.
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Syria's national dialogue conference kicks off as the battered country seeks to rebuild
Some 600 people from different parts of Syria were invited to the gathering in Damascus, hosted by the new authorities led by the Islamist former insurgent group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS.
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Syria holds national dialogue conference as the battered country seeks to rebuild
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Syria's national dialogue conference begins as the battered country seeks to rebuild
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Israel carries out fresh strikes in northwest Syria: What to know
Following last week’s strikes just south of Damascus, Israel’s military said it conducted another round of strikes on Monday ...