Israel has said it will defend the Druze minority in southern Syria.
The announcement comes in response to the new Syrian government’s treatment of the Alawites minority group.
Israel Says It Will Defend Druze as New Syrian Government Seeks More Control
The announcement by the prime minister’s office came as the Syrian government dealt with the Kurds and fought with the Alawites.
Israeli army humvees move in the U.N.-patrolled buffer zone separating Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights near the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights on Dec. 21, 2024. Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images
