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Netanyahu: We Will Not Allow Syrian Military to Deploy South of Damascus
DAMASCUS GOVERNORATE, SYRIA, JUL 17 – Israel aims to prevent Syrian military presence south of Damascus and protect the Druze minority after over 500 Druze civilians were killed, according to Israeli officials.
- On July 18, 2025, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel would prevent Syrian troops from moving into areas south of Damascus in order to safeguard the Druze community.
- This declaration followed the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in late 2024 and mounting sectarian violence between Druze and Bedouin tribes in the southern city of Sweida.
- Israel carried out extensive air operations against over 160 locations in the provinces of Suwayda, Daraa, Damascus, and surrounding areas, focusing on Syrian military sites, militia forces, and vehicles en route to Sweida.
- Netanyahu emphasized that Israel's top priority is to ensure the area extending from the Golan Heights through southern Syria near Damascus remains free of military forces, while also committing to safeguard the Druze population residing in the mountainous region known as Jabal al-Druze.
- Following Israeli strikes, a ceasefire was achieved with Syrian forces withdrawing to Damascus, but Israel maintains its policy to demilitarize southern Syria and safeguard the Druze minority.
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