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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

IDF: Over 100 missiles fired, Syrian military HQ in Damascus damaged or destroyed

Military says it launched some 90 strikes across Syria; around 1,000 Druze who crossed from Israel remain in Syria as the IDF tries to prevent further escalation

Yoav Zitun | 07.16.25

כוחות המשטר הסורי נכנסים למחוז א-סווידא ב סוריה

Syrian forces begin withdrawal from Sweida under ceasefire deal

After 5 days of deadly clashes, Israeli airstrikes and US pressure, regime troops begin retreat from Druze stronghold; deal grants local control to Druze forces but faces rejection from key community leaders amid reports of atrocities and mass casualties

Lior Ben Ari, news agencies | 07.16.25

Israel resumes strikes in Syria as fighting reignites in Sweida

IDF hits regime sites near Damascus and in southern Syria amid renewed clashes between Druze and forces loyal to President al-Sharaa; ceasefire falters as US urges de-escalation and Syria appeals to UN over Israeli airstrikes

Ynet correspondents | 07.16.25

'Al-Sharaa miscalculated—we can’t ignore this': Syria escalation clouds potential Israel deal

'We have an interest in protecting the Druze,' senior Israeli official says, adding Syrian leader's inner circle 'need to come to their senses'; ex-Netanyahu aide blasts talks with Syrian regime, says it 'can't be trusted'

Ynet | 07.16.25

'No one will trust Israel anymore': Syria's Kurds watch Druze massacre with growing alarm

Violence in Syria’s Druze heartland stoking deep concern among country’s Kurdish minority, who fear for their future and are alarmed by talk of potential normalization between Jerusalem and Damascus; 'Israel decided to ally itself with a new dictator. He wouldn’t have risked attacking without Israeli approval,' Kurdish resident tells Ynet

Lior Ben Ari | 07.16.25

Ceasefire reported in southern Syria as thousands of Druze breach border, Israel strikes Damascus

Druze leader in Syria says deal reached with regime after Israel struck Syrian capital twice in hours, reportedly causing dozens of casualties; IDF says bracing for days of unrest on both sides

Ynet correspondents | 07.16.25

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