While the tension shoots in southern Syria, Israel’s response has not been waiting. After several days of sectarian violence in the province of Sweida, where hundreds of deaths have been registered in clashes between Druss, Bedouins and Syrian forces, the Israeli Army has executed selective bombings on military infrastructures of the Damascus regime.
One of the most symbolic attacks has been directed against the entrance of the General Staff General in the Syrian capital, while another objective was an armed convoy that was directed towards the south of the country. “We have attacked tanks, rocket launches, weapons and trucks loaded with heavy machine guns on their way to the Sweida area“The Israeli army has confirmed.
A collapsed border
The situation on the border has acquired chaotic dyes on the one hand, Druss Israelís have managed to cross a Syrian territory with the intention of helping their relativeswhile Druss groups on the other side tried to access Israeli soil. In an unusual scene, both groups managed to meet again in the town of Majdal Shams, located in the Golán highs.
Following these events, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz launched a forceful message.
“The Syrian regime must let the Druzos calm in Sweida and retreat their forces. As we clarify and warn, Israel will not abandon the Drusos in Syria and apply the demilitarization policy we decide. “
Firmness
For his part, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamín Netanyahu, also showed firmness before the facts. “Drusos citizen brothers in Israel, the situation in Sweida is very serious. The Tsáhal, the Air Force and other forces act to save our Druss brothers and liquidate the regime bands, “he explained.
Recommendation to the Drusa community so that the border does not cross
“You are Israeli citizens and you can be killed or kidnapped,” warned the Israeli prime minister.
According to data from the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights, based in London, at least 248 people have died in Sweida since last Sundayincluding 92 Drusos, 28 of them civilians, 18 Bedouins and 138 members of the Syrian forces. The same agency has denounced summary executions of civilians by loyal troops to the regime.
It all started with the kidnapping of a Druso merchant, who unleashed a chain of reprisals, armed confrontations and bombings in the south of the country. Although the Damascus regime ensures that its troops intervened to curb violence, multiple witnesses and independent organizations claim that they openly supported Sunni Bedouins.
Syria rejects the Israeli offensive
From the Syrian Presidency, The authorities have condemned “foreign intervention” and required the withdrawal of Israel from the damping zone established in the 1974 armistice. At the same time, they have promised to open an investigation into the events that occurred in Sweida and punish those responsible for the attacks, those who qualify as “criminal and illegal.”
High the previous fire
Syrian defense minister Murhaf Abu Qasra had previously announced. “We announce a high total fire after the agreement with the leaders and leaders of the city. Who violate the high fire will be accountable. “
A strategic dilemma for Israel
Israel faces a delicate moment. Although he recently opened contacts with the new Syrian president, Ahmed al Sharaa, after the fall of Bashar al Assad in 2024, deeply distrust the new regime, to which from Tel Aviv they define as “Jihadist in suit”.
In parallel, leaders Druss within Israel on Wednesday convened a national strike to demand a direct intervention of the army. “Silence and inaction are not possible,” they said in a statement, in which they encouraged to cross the border to protect their relatives.
