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Druze, Syria and Israel

Who are the Druze and why is Israel bombing Syria to protect them?

Syria has been wracked by a new wave of deadly sectarian violence that has placed the spotlight on the Druze minority at the center of rising tensions with Israel. Dozens of people were killed this week after clashes between government loyalists and Druze militias in the southern city of Suwayda,

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Who are the Druze and why does Israel say it is hitting Syria for their sake?

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Not just about the Druze: Israel’s rationale for its attacks on Syria

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Crisis Spirals in Syria With Israeli Strikes on Damascus

Israeli warplanes struck Syrian military headquarters and near the presidential palace in Damascus on Wednesday, as sectarian clashes in the southern part of the country quickly spiraled into a crisis...

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Israel strikes Syria's capital Damascus

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Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze

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Israel Strikes Syrian Capital, Sending Warning to Government

More than 200 people have been killed in four days of clashes, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor — the deadliest bout of unrest to hit the region in yea...

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Israel strikes Damascus military HQ as fighting between Syrian forces and Druze continues

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Israeli airstrike hits Syrian Defense Ministry in rare Damascus attack amid Sweida unrest

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Israel’s Red Lines in Syria Are Drawing It Deeper Into Conflict

Israel’s demand for a demilitarized zone in southern Syria and its promise to protect the Druze minority are putting it in deepening conflict with the new regime in Damascus.

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‘To protect the Druze’: Why Israel bombed Syria

Israel hit Damascus with powerful airstrikes on Wednesday, ostensibly to “protect” Syria’s Druze minority which has borne the brunt of ongoing sectarian clashes in the country.

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Syria's New Leader Won Trump's Approval—He May Soon Be on Israel's Hit List

"If Israel feels that a certain leader...is an evident threat to its national security, it will operate," a former Israeli envoy told Newsweek.

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Turmoil gives Druze divided between Syria and Israel rare moment of contact

Hundreds of Druze from Israel pushed across the border in solidarity with their Syrian cousins they feared were under attack. Many then met relatives never seen before.

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Syrian forces who fought Druze militias leave Sweida province as a new ceasefire is on

Syrian government forces have started withdrawing from the southern province of Sweida following days of vicious clashes with militias from the Druze minority.