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'Strength comes before peace': Netanyahu visits Druze village after reported Israeli strike near Damascus

The prime minister met Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif in the northern village of Julis, pledging support for Druze in Syria; says, 'I'm not naive. I understand who we're dealing with — that's why we used force'

Amir Ettinger, Einav Halabi, Lior Ben Ari | 08.29.25

לינה מחזיקה את מילאר הקטן שנקרא על שם בנה שנהרג באסון מג'דל שמס

Mother whose son killed in Hezbollah attack tends to Syrian baby carrying his name

Lina El-Shaar, mother of slain Milaar from Majdal Shams, rushes to the bedside of a 10-day-old infant from Syria, who became ill and was transported to Israel for care; 'He will grow up and bring light to his parents’ lives, just as my Milaar was the great light of ours'

Yair Kraus | 08.25.25

Terrorist disguised as a politician: Ahmad al-Sharaa’s bloody past casts shadow on his decrees

Opinion: Syrian interim president, once a top al-Qaeda figure with a $10 million US bounty on his head, now bans rivals as 'terrorist supporters' despite his own record of massacres, sieges and sectarian killings across Syria

Munir Dahir | 08.25.25

Israeli flag in Sweida sparks Arab outrage, but massacres met with silence

Opinion: The sight of an Israeli flag at a Druze protest in Syria’s Sweida drew fierce condemnation across the Arab world, highlighting the hypocrisy of those who remain silent in the face of bloodshed, while the only aid comes from Israel

Munir Dahir | 08.20.25

Asaad al-Shibani, Tom Barrack, and Ron Dermer

Israeli, US, Syrian officials meet in France on humanitarian corridor to Druze enclave

Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer met in Paris with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and US envoy Thomas Barrett to explore a humanitarian corridor from Israel to the Druze stronghold in Sweida amid aid and security concerns

Smadar Perry, Einav Halabi | 08.19.25

כוחות משטר סורי חוסמים כניסת חמושים לא-סווידא

Syrian leader accuses Israel of 'weakening' Syria by 'meddling' in Sweida

Protests in Druze-majority province continue amid food and fuel shortages, with demonstrators seeking Israeli intervention after more than 1,600 fighters and civilians reportedly killed

Lior Ben Ari | 08.17.25

Waving Israeli flags, Syrian Druze call for intervention in unprecedented push for self-determination

Hundreds protest in Sweida and nearby towns, the largest rally since July’s deadly clashes, demanding justice and rejecting Damascus’ interim rule; some call for Israeli intervention after Israel defended Druze during last month’s fighting

Associated Press | 08.16.25

Anti-trafficking leader says Hamas is Gaza’s main oppressor of children

Timothy Ballard is in the Middle East, focusing on vulnerable minorities in southern Syria

Maayan Hoffman, ILTV | 08.15.25

Jordan’s double standard on humanitarian aid to Sweida

Opinion: As Druze in Syria’s Sweida face militia assaults and a deepening crisis, Jordan’s refusal to open a humanitarian corridor, despite Sweida’s past role in protecting its border, is a moral failure and Israel must press Amman

Munir Dahir | 08.14.25

'Unbelievable savages': Netanyahu claims Syrian regime loyalists tore out, ate Druze man’s heart

PM delivers defiant speech at US Independence Day event, accusing retired security officials of abandoning the pursuit of victory and recounting Syrian massacre to highlight existential threats Israel faces

Yuval Karni, Idan Bloemhof | 08.13.25

Majdal Shams commemorates 12 Druze children killed by Hezbollah rocket one year on

International donors, grieving families and Druze leaders gather to reopen the playground where a rocket struck, turning loss into a call for peace

Gabriel Colodro/The Media Line | 08.13.25

Sweida hospital massacre is a stain on humanity’s conscience

Opinion: Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa’s forces executed doctors, nurses and patients, committing atrocities reminiscent of Nazi crimes against Jews in World War II; global silence is complicity, not neutrality

Munir Dahir | 08.12.25

Syria vows to investigate footage of Sweida hospital execution

Security camera footage shows 4 men in green military fatigues and one man in a black uniform with the words 'Interior Ministry' printed on it abusing and then shooting a victim while others are made to kneel on the ground

Reuters | 08.11.25

Regime loyalists descend upon Syria's Druze-majority Sweida province

The Sweida massacre is the Druze October 7, and Israel cannot remain silent

Opinion: Syrian regime forces, jihadist militias and armed gangs are attacking the Druze of Sweida, killing civilians and threatening their autonomy; Israel must act, out of moral duty, strategic need and its historic alliance with the Druze

Munir Dahir | 08.10.25

Has al-Sharaa lost support from his key backers?

Once the hope of the post-Assad era, Ahmad al-Sharaa’s leadership has faltered because of sectarian violence, political divisions and loss of credibility

Rizik Alabi / The Media Line | 08.06.25

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