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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

Druze collapse reveals: Non-aggression pact with Syria could become a strategic trap

Opinion: Syria is now under the control of a coalition of Islamist factions, some with an openly jihadist agenda; a political agreement that legitimizes their power would give them time, resources and legitimacy to build an army that could one day stand at Israel’s border, with a clear intention

Dr. Kfir Tshuva | 07.16.25

Syria condemns Israeli strikes on military in Sweida and warns: 'Responsible for consequences of attack'

Syrian Foreign Ministry hours after attacks in Druze province of Sweida says Israel 'bears full responsibility for the attack'; Residents in the area reported chaos in the streets, one of whom told Ynet: 'I see bodies, fires, burned homes and shops—including mine' and says that Israeli intervention 'harms the Syrian people'

Lior Ben Ari | 07.15.25

Dozens of Israeli Druze cross border into Syria at Majdal Shams: 'There’s guerrilla warfare in the streets'

IDF attacks Syrian regime military vehicles in Sweida province; Israeli Druze fear relatives will be drawn into bloodbath as dozens cross near Syrian Druze village of Khader; Druze ex-lawmaker: 'Israel must beware of a second Sinwar'

Einav Halabi, Yoav Zitun | 07.15.25

סוריה לוחמי כוחות הביטחון של אחמד א שרע נכנסים ל מחוז א סווידא עימותים דרוזים

IDF strikes Syria to defend Druze as regime forces enter Sweida amid clashes

Netanyahu orders intervention as Syrian regime troops push into restive Druze region; 99 killed in days of sectarian clashes, ceasefire declared; Israeli Druze protesters block roads, light tires in north in call to defend peers in Syria

Noa Lutski, Itamar Eichner, news agencies | 07.15.25

סוריה עימותים הרוגים א-סווידא דרוזים בדואים

More than 30 dead in sectarian clashes between Druze, Bedouins in south Syria

Violence erupted after a wave of kidnappings, including the abduction of a Druze merchant on Friday on the highway linking Damascus to Sweida

Reuters | 07.14.25

At Least 18 killed in clashes between Druze, Bedouins in southern Syria

At least 18 people were killed and 40 wounded in clashes between Druze and Bedouins in Syria’s southern As-Suwayda province, as local tensions reignited; shelling, kidnappings and mediation efforts followed a violent weekend escalation

Lior Ben Ari | 07.13.25

Druze women leaders carry on legacy of revered IDF officer

New scholarship honoring fallen IDF officer Lt. Col. Salman Habaka empowers Druze students—especially women—through full academic support, leadership training and shared vision of equality and opportunity in Israeli society

Shimon Elbaz | 06.11.25

Reporter's notebook: A drive through the Syrian Golan Heights

In new border doctrine, IDF operates 10 forward outposts inside Syrian territory, deems fast-moving vehicles a threat and builds reinforced land barrier

Ron Ben-Yishai | 05.19.25

נשיא לבנון ג'וזף עאון לוחץ את ידו של מואפק טריף, מנהיג העדה הדרוזית בישראל, במסגרת הטקס בוותיקן

Lebanon’s Aoun says didn’t know Israeli Druze leader after backlash over handshake photo

Lebanese president sparks uproar after greeting Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif at Vatican; his office downplays encounter; 'There’s no need to amplify such falsehoods and serve the Israeli enemy'

Lior Ben Ari | 05.19.25

Inside Israel’s quiet push to stabilize the Syrian Golan

IDF troops face sporadic gunfire from terrorists, while patrols near Quneitra proceed without helmets; amid reports of Druze massacres nearby, Israel sets up 9 new posts and allows regime forces to operate near the border

Yoav Zitun | 05.09.25

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