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Israel to train Syrian Druze as firefighters, send gear and truck back across border

Twenty young Druze from Syria’s Sweida province will undergo intensive firefighting training in Israel and return with equipment and a fire truck to establish a new station, part of a broader government plan to strengthen humanitarian and strategic ties

Yair Kraus | 11.20.25

חצי חצי דגלי ישראל במחאות דרוזים ב סוריה והנשיא הסורי אחמד א-שרע

Druze continue to resist al-Sharaa’s push for integration into 'new Syria'

Months after massacre in Syria’s Sweida province, tensions persist as Druze leaders remain divided between supporting President al-Sharaa’s government and demanding self-determination, while sporadic violence continues despite a fragile ceasefire

Lior Ben Ari | 11.12.25

Israel arms thousands of Druze in southern Syria amid US push for peace talks

Druze leaders told Reuters that Israel is supplying weapons and salaries to 3,000 fighters in Sweida as Washington pressures Damascus and Jerusalem to reach a deal ahead of the UN General Assembly

Lior Ben Ari | 09.16.25

'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

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

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

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

לחימה קרבות ב א-סווידא סווידא מעוז הדרוזים דרוזים ב סוריה

Exclusive: Shocking images reveal scale of devastation in Syria’s Druze heartland

Watch: Sweida resident documents destruction in Druze city after violent clashes with Syrian regime loyalists; 'They ask people about their religion before executing them—this is a sectarian campaign of extermination'

Lior Ben Ari | 08.03.25

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