“I instructed the IDF to behave with power as a result of the Damascus regime despatched its military south of the capital and massacred the Druze,” Netanyahu stated.
Israel achieved a ceasefire in Syria via “forceful actions,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Thursday.
“Now we have established a transparent coverage, the demilitarization of the world south of Damascus, and the safety of our brothers, the Druze,” Netanyahu added.
“I instructed the IDF to behave with power as a result of the Damascus regime despatched its military south of the capital and massacred the Druze,” he stated.
“On account of our intensified motion, a ceasefire has been established, and Syrian forces withdrew again to Damascus,” he famous.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s authorities will quickly withdraw its forces from areas with Druze populations, an Israeli official instructed The Jerusalem Submit on Wednesday night time.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, with a map of the Center East (Illustrative). (credit score: Chip Somodevilla, Ali Haj Suleiman, KeithBinns/Getty Pictures)
Earlier, Reuters reported that Syria’s Druze have reached a ceasefire settlement with the Syrian authorities in Sweida that may take fast impact, Druze spiritual chief Sheikh Yousef Jarbou stated in a video broadcast by state media on Wednesday.
A ceasefire introduced on Tuesday night time collapsed after just a few hours. There was nonetheless fireplace from authorities forces within the predominantly Druze metropolis of Sweida after the announcement was made, in keeping with a Reuters witness.
Syria’s state information company, SANA, corroborated the reviews of a ceasefire settlement, including that safety checkpoints had been deployed throughout Sweida.
Israel carried out strikes on key Damascus websites
Israel struck the doorway to the Syrian regime’s navy headquarters advanced in Damascus, the IDF confirmed earlier on Wednesday.
Amichai Stein contributed to this report.
