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Explainer-Who are the Druze and why does Israel say it is hitting Syria for their sake?
Straddling Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, the Druze occupy a special niche in the region's complex politics. Israel has cited protecting the Druze as a reason for attacking forces from the Islamist-led government this week.
Israel hit Damascus with powerful airstrikes on Wednesday, ostensibly to “protect” Syria’s Druze minority which has borne the ...
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Not just about the Druze: Israel’s rationale for its attacks on Syria“The Israeli Druze are now trying to use that and urge the Israeli government to protect fellow Druze in Syria,” he said, ...
BEIRUT (Reuters) -One elderly man had been shot in the head in his living room. Another in his bedroom. The body of a woman ...
Israeli warplanes launched several waves of airstrikes over central Damascus, according to both Israeli and Syrian ...
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 58,667 people and wounded 139,974, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. An estimated ...
The United States said on Thursday it did not support recent Israeli strikes on Syria and had made clear its displeasure, ...
Hundreds of Druze from Israel pushed across the border in solidarity with their Syrian cousins they feared were under attack.
For weeks, Israel has engaged in back-channel talks over a diplomatic agreement with the Syrian government. Its strikes on ...
Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa accused Israel of trying to fracture Syria and promised to protect its Druze minority on ...
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Clashes that shook southern Syria this week killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drew in an array of local and ...
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