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DAMASCUS, Syria — Clashes raged in the southern Syrian city of Sweida on Wednesday after a ceasefire between government forces and Druze armed groups collapsed and as Israel threatened to escalate its involvement, saying it's in support of the Druze religious minority.

Meanwhile, the Israeli army said that it struck near the entrance to the Syrian Ministry of Defense in Damascus. Israel has launched a series of airstrikes on convoys of government forces in southern Syria since the clashes erupted and has beefed up forces on the border, saying that it is acting to protect the Druze.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement Tuesday night that Israel has "a commitment to preserve the southwestern region of Syria as a demilitarized area on Israel's border" and has "an obligation to safeguard the Druze locals."

Syria's Defense Ministry had earlier blamed militias in Sweida for violating a ceasefire agreement that had been reached Tuesday, causing Syrian army soldiers to return fire and continue military operations in the Druze-majority province.

No official casualty figures have been released since Monday, when the Syrian Interior Ministry said 30 people had been killed. The U.K.-based war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said more than 250 people had been killed as of Wednesday morning, including four children, five women and 138 soldiers and security forces.

Source: NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/16/nx-s1-5469719/israel-syria-druze-sweida-damascus-ceasefire

Source: Aljazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/7/16/live-israel-bombs-gaza-syria-as-alarm-grows-over-malnourished-children

Cc nlfpmod Fpmod seun

This fight is just endless. Everyday a new battle front opens

Is real love war.... Nothing holy about them

Meanwhile, the Israeli army said that it struck near the entrance to the Syrian Ministry of Defense in Damascus. Israel has launched a series of airstrikes on convoys of government forces in southern Syria since the clashes erupted and has beefed up forces on the border, saying that it is acting to protect the Druze.

Israel must protect the Druze minority from the demonic leadership in Damascus.

Isreal calm down naa... Today isreal strike iran, tomorrow isreal strike syria next tomorrow isreal strike lebanon hope we wont wake up one day to hear that isreal strike jerusalem or Tel Aviv

TruthU87:
Source: NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/16/nx-s1-5469719/israel-syria-druze-sweida-damascus-ceasefire

Source: Aljazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/7/16/live-israel-bombs-gaza-syria-as-alarm-grows-over-malnourished-children

Cc nlfpmod Fpmod seun

Humans have gone rogue killing it selves. The painful part of all this war is that, all these leaders causing the war in the name of defending and pretending to spread peace, might not last that long to see how it will end. And it's a problem that another innocent generation might face the consequences.

You can't expect Israel to just stand by while the new regime kills the Druze people. That's not how it works.

Isreal military strong... You'll think they can't embark on another war so soon as they just finish one with almighty Iran

Israel is senseless.You can't continue to kill your neighbours and expect them to be your friends now.
The amount of money,resources and lives lost in this madness is nauseating.
Is Israel going to do this till eternity?

olaiya2007:
Isreal military strong... You'll think they can't embark on another war so soon as they just finish one with almighty Iran

strong against a country that's already in ruins? Why den no fight Iran all the way, even with US backing if they are indeed really strong ?

the country called Israel is not normal. it is just a militarized outpost of western elite, used by the elite to carry out nefarious operation to enforced their hegemony in that region with plausible deniability. in summary, the state of Israel is the hitman of the west.

It is the turn of Syria to collect and they will collect wotoporously

It seems Israel and war are synonymous

Botragelad:
You can't expect Israel to just stand by while the new regime kills the Druze people. That's not how it works.

israel installs a te**orist to lead Syria, the te**orist attacks the Druze, israel attacks Damascus. It is only Israel’s plan that is following its path: the goal of all this is nothing other than to destroy Syria. Israel’s goal is to colonize Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and part of Egypt. is it that now everything becomes clear for you or still not convinced?

They're going to move in and take as much Syrian land as they can grab under the guise of protecting minorities, jewlani is doing his job to a tee. Like we've all been saying, it's happening infront of everyone's eyes. And yet - there are still those who want to play sectarian ping pong

REDshouse:
Isreal calm down naa... Today isreal strike iran, tomorrow isreal strike syria next tomorrow isreal strike lebanon hope we wont wake up one day to hear that isreal strike jerusalem or Tel Aviv

syria forces they kill druze people.

Israel dey defend the druze people.

Any time i hear Damascus, i remembered apostle Paul of the holy Bible. Msy God give isreal victory amen

Look at the monopoly Israel has due to US backing. How or where can a country with Russia's backing threaten another country with this level of monopoly? Anyone claiming Russia is a "real world power" is delusional. 'Mother Russia' is just a myth.

Real world power my green ass