Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has mentioned the strikes are a warning in opposition to violence towards the Druze neighborhood
Israel mentioned on Friday that it performed airstrikes close to the presidential compound in Syria, in response to violence in opposition to the Druze minority.
“A short time in the past, warplanes attacked the realm close to Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa’s palace in Damascus,” the Israel Protection Forces (IDF) mentioned in a short assertion.
Al-Sharaa, often known as Abu Mohammad al-Julani, led a coalition of Islamist forces that toppled President Bashar Assad in December 2024. The speedy seizure of the capital and different cities in western Syria was accompanied by massacres of Druze, Christians, and Assad loyalists.
In line with Al Jazeera, clashes erupted on Monday within the cities of Jaramana and Sahnaya south of Damascus after an audio clip circulated on social media during which a person criticized the Prophet Mohammed. The recording was attributed to a Druze scholar, who has denied accountability.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Protection Minister Israel Katz issued a joint assertion on Friday, describing the IDF strikes as “a transparent message to the Syrian regime.” They added: “We won’t enable forces to be despatched south of Damascus or any risk to the Druze neighborhood.”
Syria’s state-run information company, SANA, reported on Thursday that order had been restored in Sahnaya following the deployment of safety forces. The Syrian Overseas Ministry condemned what it referred to as “makes an attempt to internationalize the state of affairs,” and vowed to guard the Druze inhabitants.
The Druze are a minority spiritual group that follows an offshoot of Islam and make up round 3% of Syria’s inhabitants. Some Druze in southern Syria have reportedly requested for Israeli safety, calling it the “lesser evil.”
The IDF invaded southwestern Syria shortly after Assad’s downfall in December, occupying a number of cities past the Golan Heights, together with Quneitra.
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