Syria, Israel and Druze
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Israel threatened to escalate attacks on Syrian government forces unless they withdrew from Sweida, a southern province dominated by the country’s Druse minority.
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Israel launched rare airstrikes in Damascus, damaging the defence ministry as it vowed to destroy Syrian government forces attacking Druze communities in southern Syria and demanded they withdraw.
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Syrian troops are trying to intervene in sectarian violence in the south between the Druze minority and Bedouins. Israel said its strikes were to protect the Druze.
Since fighting broke out in the south, Israel has launched dozens of strikes targeting government troops and convoys
A view of a destroyed building, after powerful airstrikes shook Damascus on Wednesday, targeting the defense ministry, as Israel vowed to destroy Syrian government forces attacking Druze communities in southern Syria and demanded their withdrawal,
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