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Israel Reacts to Syrian Regime Attacks on Druze

(Times of Israel) Nava Freiberg - Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said Wednesday in the wake of attacks on the Druze in southern Syria: "We are seeing a recurring phenomenon of persecution of minorities, to the point of massacres and pogroms. Sometimes it's carried out by regime forces, sometimes by jihadist militias that are part of the regime's base - and usually it's both." "But now, in southern Syria, we are seeing extremely disturbing images - the murder and humiliation of civilians. And I ask: What else has to happen for the international community to speak out? What more are they waiting for?" After Israel carried out airstrikes to defend the Druze, Sa'ar detailed Israel's "known, limited, and clear" interests in Syria: "First, to maintain the status quo in southern Syria - near our border - and to prevent the development of threats to Israel in that region. Second, to prevent harm to the Druze community, with whom we have a strong and close bond through the Druze citizens of Israel."
2025-07-17 00:00:00
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