01.05.2025 23:00
Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz threatened the Damascus government with an attack, pointing to the clashes that began with attacks by Druze groups against security forces loyal to the Syrian government. Katz stated, "If attacks against Druze in Syria continue, we will respond harshly."
Israel, which continues its massacres in Gaza, is also not resting in Syria.
Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz THREAT OF ATTACK ON SYRIA Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz, who has been conducting attacks on the country under the pretext of protecting the Druze community he has incited against the Damascus government, threatened to attack Syria. According to a report by Israeli state television KAN, Katz stated, "If attacks against Druze in Syria continue, we will respond harshly." Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar also called on the international community to intervene in Syria during a reception today.
PROVOCATIONS AND CONFLICTS THAT SPARKED THE EVENTS A voice recording shared on social media accounts on April 28, targeting the Prophet Muhammad, drew great reaction in Syria. The owner of the rapidly spreading voice recording stated that he was from the province of Sweida, where the Druze community lives densely, and insulted the Prophet Muhammad.
In response, protests were held in many provinces on April 29, and the tension that began in the Ceramane neighborhood in the evening turned into a conflict after some armed Druze groups ambushed security forces loyal to the Syrian government. The conflict escalated as Druze groups from the Sahnaya neighborhood also intervened in the attack initiated by armed Druze groups in Ceramane, resulting in the deaths of at least 13 security personnel.
CALL FROM DRUZE LEADER TO ISRAEL NOT TO 'STAY IDLE' Syrian security forces deployed a large number of soldiers, heavy weapons, and tanks to the region to establish control. Sheikh Muwafak Tarif, one of the leaders of the Druze living in the Golan Heights under Israeli occupation, stated regarding the clashes in the Sahnaya neighborhood of Damascus, "Israel should not remain idle in the face of what is happening in Syria right now."
SYRIAN GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED CONTROL IN THE REGION Israel, which facilitated the passage of some Druze groups into Syrian territory yesterday morning, conducted at least 9 airstrikes in Sahnaya with 5 fighter jets in the evening under the pretext of protecting the Druze. Two people were killed in the Israeli attacks. The Syrian government reported that it established control in the region after the clashes that began with some armed Druze groups in the Ceramane neighborhood, located south of Damascus, and spread to the Sahnaya neighborhood.