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Druze, Syria and Israel

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Who are the Druze and why did Israel bomb Syria to protect them?
Syria has been wracked by a new wave of deadly sectarian violence that has placed the spotlight on the Druze minority at the center of rising tensions with Israel. Dozens of people were killed this week after clashes between government loyalists and Druze militias in the southern city of Suwayda,

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Why did Israel attack Syria — and what does it have to do with the Druze
Who are the Druze and why does Israel say it is hitting Syria for their sake?
Almost 600 killed in south Syria violence, monitoring group says
Syrian state-run media say Israel carried out an air strike near Syria's southern Druze-majority city of Suweida late on Thursday.

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Bodies and looted homes: Syria's Druze reeling after Sweida bloodshed
Syria’s Druze find bodies in the streets while searching for loved ones after days of clashes
Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze
Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday warned the Syrian government to "leave Druze alone" and that the military would continue to strike Syrian government forces until they pulled back.

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Who are the Druze? Religious group aids Syrian members under Islamist attack, Israeli members offer support
US says 'specific steps' agreed to end Syria violence after Israeli strikes hit Damascus
Syria's Druze find bodies in the streets while searching for loved ones after clashes
Members of Syria's Druze community are searching for loved ones and counting their dead after days of clashes in a southern province that left bloodied bodies of civilians on the streets and homes loo
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LIVE: Syria tensions escalate as fighting resumes between Druze, Bedouins
Fighting has resumed between Druze fighters and Bedouins tribes in the southern Syrian province of Suwayda, a day after Syrian troops pulled out of the area. A spokesman for Syria’s Interior Ministry has denied reports that government forces are being redeployed to Suwayda to quell the renewed fighting,
Syrian forces who fought Druze militias leave Sweida province under a ceasefire
The conflict had drawn airstrikes against Syrian forces by neighboring Israel in defense of the Druze before a truce halted most of the fighting.
Syria's Sharaa vows to protect Druze as truce strained by Bedouin offensive
Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa accused Israel of trying to fracture Syria and promised to protect its Druze minority on Thursday after U.S. intervention to help achieve a truce in fighting between government forces and Druze fighters.
Syria's Druze find bodies in the streets while searching for loved ones after days of clashes
Members of Syria’s Druze community are searching for loved ones and counting their dead after days of clashes in a southern province that left bloodied bodies of civilians on the streets and homes loo
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Syria's Druze seek access to Rojava as Kurds send humanitarian aid
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Syria’s Druze on Thursday called for the opening of a route to connect them with the Kurdish administration in northeast Syria (Rojava), as recent attacks by Damascus-affiliated forces on the religious minority in Suwayda have triggered a dire humanitarian
Turmoil gives Druze divided between Syria and Israel rare moment of contact
Hundreds of Druze from Israel pushed across the border in solidarity with their Syrian cousins they feared were under attack. Many then met relatives never seen before.
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