Druze

19°

Weather

YnetGlobal Channels

Sites & Sources

more channels

Contact

Druze

Over 700 dead in Sweida clashes as Syria announces 'comprehensive' ceasefire

Ahmad al-Sharaa called recent events in Sweida a dangerous turning point, blaming Israel for reigniting tensions; despite a ceasefire, violence and unrest continue to threaten the region’s fragile stability

Reuters, Lior Ben Ari | 07.19.25

Syria to deploy troops to south; Druze say Sweida hospital has become a mass grave

Fighting rages on as Druze in Sweida plead for global help; over 400 bodies brought to city’s only hospital, where staff describe horrific scenes and corpses left in the streets; Syrian presidency vows troop deployment, saying it won’t 'respond to chaos with chaos'

Lior Ben Ari | 07.19.25

Why Israel is bombing Damascus to defend the Druze

Opinion: Little-known outside the country, Israel’s 'blood covenant' with the Druze—Arabic-speaking but neither Arab nor Muslim—explains Jerusalem’s rare strikes on Syria to protect Druze tribes, even amid fears of igniting a wider conflict

Michael Oren | 07.18.25

Elderly Syrian Druze cleric found alive after viral video of public humiliation, death reports

Shocking footage from southern Syria showed armed men forcibly shaving the mustache of 80-year-old Druze cleric Marhej Shahine; days after reports claimed he was killed in a massacre, a Facebook post by his granddaughter revealed he survived the attack

Lior Ben Ari | 07.18.25

As clashes intensify, Israel allows some Syrian regime forces into Sweida

Senior Israeli official releases a statement claiming al-Shaara forces can temporarily enter area to deal with ongoing instability just one day after Netanyahu says area from Golan to Druze Mountain must be demilitarized

Itamar Eichner, Einav Halabi, Lior Ben Ari | 07.18.25

Syrian regime forces return to Sweida, IDF monitoring situation

Damascus says troops sent to quell fighting between Druze and Bedouin tribes; IDF says all Israelis back after breaching Syria border

Lior Ben Ari, News Agencies, Yoav Zitun | 07.18.25

Syrian activist: Israel's intervention helped, but Druze remain under siege

Syrian-born activist Rawan Osman: 'What we are seeing in the media — the images, the videos of Syrian security forces withdrawing — are not sufficient'

Lidar Grave-Lazi, ILTV | 07.18.25

'He bled to death in the street': Golan Druze mourn loved ones in Syria's Sweida

As violence escalates across the border, Israeli Druze grapple with separation, uncertainty and grief; while some families reunite after decades, others are left clinging to messages from loved ones trapped amid the bloodshed

Einav Halabi | 07.18.25

דרוזים בדרום סוריה תועדו מעודדים את כוחות צה"ל שנכנסו, ומבקשים להגיע לנשיא סוריה, א-שרע

Druze in southern Syria cheer IDF forces: 'Get to al-Sharaa'

Crowds of Druze were seen applauding Israeli forces and calling on them to confront Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the morning after intense clashes in the Druze stronghold of Sweida came to an end

Niv Shaiovich | 07.17.25

Syrian Bedouins launch new offensive against Druze in Sweida: 'Truce does not apply to us'

Commander says ceasefire applied only to government forces, adding that they were trying to free detained Bedouins held by Druze armed groups in recent days; U.S.-brokered ceasefire had halted fierce battles in Sweida after 500 dead in days of bloodshed between Druze fighters, Bedouin militants, regime forces; hospitals collapsed under the toll as residents emerged to looted homes, scorched streets and mass graves

Lior Ben Ari, News Agencies | 07.17.25

בדואים בורחים מ סווידא א-סווידא סוריה בצל חשש מפעולות נקם אחרי סיום הקרבות מול דרוזים

Israeli Druze journalist urges action to stop massacre in Syria

Israeli Druze journalist Lorena Khateeb: 'We as Israelis, we as Druze, we ask the Israeli government to take clear and strong action without delay'

Emily Schrader, ILTV | 07.17.25

How Syria’s Druze heartland erupted into one of the bloodiest conflicts since the civil war

After a Druze youth was beaten at a Bedouin checkpoint, nearly five days of bloodshed left 350 dead, drew in jihadist-linked regime forces, triggered Israeli airstrikes and saw mass border crossings as a fragile ceasefire finally took hold

Ron Crissy | 07.17.25

דרוזים רמת הגולן פורצים את הגבול ל סוריה בצל חשש לאחיהם ב סווידא א-סווידא

After border chaos, Israel repatriates Druze, expels Syrians, tracks missing

After hundreds of Druze crossed the Israel-Syria border in both directions, security forces returned many and plan new border barriers; Druze lawmaker who crossed into Syria says: 'I hope I didn’t leave a single youth behind'

Yoav Zitun, Alexandra Lukash | 07.17.25

Al-Sharaa tests Israel’s red lines as IDF walks tightrope in Syria

Analysis: Syria’s leader shows signs of his jihadist past; atrocities against Druze force Israel to act while trying to preserve ties with Damascus; amid political pressures from Trump and Erdoğan, IDF and police caught unprepared as Golan border spiraled

Ron Ben-Yishai | 07.17.25

פריז נשיא צרפת עמנואל מקרון עם נשיא סוריה אבו מוחמד אל-ג'ולאני

Syrian president accuses Israel of fueling chaos after Sweida clashes

Ahmad al-Sharaa says Israel seeks to dismantle Syria, blames IDF strikes for inflaming crisis in Druze province; ceasefire reached as regime forces withdraw, handing local control to Druze leaders under international mediation

Lior Ben Ari | 07.17.25

Previous Articles More Articles

Hot Tags

Today

This Week

This Month

Ahavat Gordon AI airplane Aliyah Antisemitism Apple Archaeology Artificial Intelligence Assassination Australia

Hot Tags

Today

This Week

This Month

Ahavat Gordon AI airplane Aliyah Antisemitism Apple Archaeology Artificial Intelligence Assassination Australia