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Netanyahu Orders Strikes to Protect Druze Minority in Syria
SYRIA, JUL 17 – Israeli airstrikes target Syrian military sites to prevent regime buildup and protect Druze minority amid clashes that have killed over 300 people, according to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
- On Wednesday, Israel intervened militarily in southern Syria to protect the Druze, targeting pro-government forces in Suwayda, according to Israeli officials.
- Amid rising sectarian tensions, the abduction of a Druze merchant in Suwayda province sparked clashes between Druze militias and Sunni Bedouin fighters.
- The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported at least 350 deaths in Suwayda, including `summary executions` of Druze by Syrian government forces.
- Acting as a warning, the strikes deterred the Syrian army, aiming to establish a demilitarised zone in southern Syria.
- In response, Israeli officials warned that strikes would intensify unless Syrian forces withdrew from Suwayda, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the `escalatory` strikes on Wednesday.
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